Khaberni - The Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Adel Circass, confirmed on Wednesday that the Jordanian economy continues its recovery path despite geopolitical tensions.
He said in statements to "Al-Mamlaka" channel that the growth of the Jordanian economy by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 has significant implications and importance related to the quality of growth that includes all economic sectors.
He added that the commodity production sector's share of the growth was 55%, indicating that this sector had previously accounted for 30% of the growth.
"Our economy is resilient and robust and capable of containing various shocks," according to Circass
He added: "We have a high safety margin of foreign reserves at the Central Bank, which allows us to face external shocks."
The Department of Statistics issued quarterly estimates of the Gross Domestic Product for the last quarter of 2025, which showed a growth in the real GDP by 3.0% compared to 2.6% during the last quarter of 2024, despite the effects of the war on Gaza and the Iranian-Israeli confrontation in 2025.
At the sector level, preliminary estimates showed that all economic activities achieved growth during the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, with the "Agriculture sector" achieving the highest growth rate during this period at 7.0%, followed by the "Mining and Quarrying sector" at 6.9%, and then the "Manufacturing sector" at 5.2%, followed by the "Electricity Supplies sector" which grew by 4.5%.
Regarding the contribution of the sectors to the total growth achieved, the "Manufacturing industries" sector recorded the highest contribution at 0.87 percentage points, followed by the "Agriculture sector" with a contribution of 0.46 percentage points, then the "Mining and Quarrying sector" with a contribution of 0.24 percentage points from the total growth achieved
As for the sectoral contribution to the Gross Domestic Product, preliminary estimates showed that the "Manufacturing sector" ranked first with a contribution rate of 17.3%, followed by the "Real Estate Activities sector" at 11.5%, then the "Public Administration and Defense sector" which contributed 9.2%, followed by the "Agriculture sector" with a contribution rate of 6.9% of the total Gross Domestic Product at constant prices.
