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44/ Jordan Records Strong Investment Growth in 2025, Sets Stage for 2026
Amman, Dec. 30 (Petra) Jordan’s 2025 economic performance highlights a qualitative shift in the kingdom’s investment appeal, with the Ministry of Investment leading economic modernization by institutionalizing procedures and removing obstacles for domestic and foreign capital, producing record flows and enhanced international confidence. Economic indicators and data for 2025 show a strategic transformation in Jordan’s investment climate. Reform initiatives have moved the environment from structural planning to tangible results. According to the Central Bank of Jordan, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first three quarters of 2025 reached $1.525 billion, marking a 27.7% increase over the same period in 2024. Arab investments accounted for the largest share at 62%, reflecting strong regional economic ties and growing confidence in the Jordanian market. By sector, the finance and insurance sector led with 34.4%, followed by manufacturing at 10.7% and logistics and real estate at 7.4%. Credit rating agencies and international organizations, in their Jordan Investment Climate Statement 2025, highlighted the economy’s resilience and its continued attractiveness to investors despite regional challenges, emphasizing that the credibility of Jordan’s reform path has reinforced international business confidence. Meanwhile, Ipsos reported a notable improvement in the "Investment Outlook Index," with experts and investors projecting a rise in international investment inflows from 49% in 2025 to 61% in 2026, signaling a transition from cautious anticipation to a stable, positive outlook. Reports by the Jordan Strategy Forum and investor confidence surveys concluded that 2025 marks a stage of "gradual maturity" in Jordan’s investment infrastructure, balancing capital attraction with operational improvements, reinforcing the kingdom’s position as a safe and stable regional investment hub. //Petra// AF
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