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How dependent is Jordan on China?

In 2024, China sold $4.8 billion to Jordan, 22.8% of its imports, ranking 1st among its suppliers. Its share was 15.7% in 2019 and 2.5% in 1995. In 197 products it sells more than 50% of what Jordan buys of them (in 85, more than 75%); what Jordan buys from China in those products (dominated value) adds up to $3.1 billion, 14.7% of its imports.

Summary

Share of its imports
22.8%
Value imported
$4.8billion
Rank among its suppliers
1st
Products where it sells over 50%
197
Products where it sells over 75%
85
Dominated value
$3.1billion
Share of total imports
14.7%

Trend

Trend in shares

China went from 2.5% to 22.8% of what Jordan buys

Share (%)

  • China 22.8%

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearValue (USD millions)ShareRank
19951192.5%13
1996922.9%11
19971312.7%11
19981503.1%11
19991573.5%9
20002164.2%6
20012864.9%4
20023946.2%4
20035657.6%2
20048027.8%2
20051,0588.4%2
20061,2078.7%2
20071,3328.1%2
20081,8718.9%2
20091,6879.6%2
20101,7949.6%2
20112,21110.2%2
20122,3629.7%2
20132,79911.1%2
20142,79210.8%2
20153,04113.4%2
20163,06914.5%1
20173,03013.6%1
20182,92212.7%2
20193,41015.7%1
20202,69914.9%1
20213,22114.1%2
20224,07213.5%2
20234,55216.5%1
20244,80922.8%1

Products where China sells more than half

ProductSupplierShareSecondValue
Other knitted fabricChina62%Taiwan · 14.8%$286 million
Hot-rolled flat steelChina76.1%over 75%Saudi Arabia · 21.4%$130 million
Synthetic filament fabricChina83.5%over 75%Taiwan · 3.6%$120 million
Air conditionersChina82.6%over 75%Saudi Arabia · 3.1%$111 million
Rubber and plastic footwearChina96.1%over 75%Turkey · 2.4%$92 million
Lamps and light fittingsChina87.9%over 75%Italy · 4.9%$89 million
Coated flat steelChina84.4%over 75%Turkey · 5%$89 million
Knitted plush and terry fabricChina51.2%Singapore · 22.1%$73 million
Synthetic filament yarnChina68.7%Turkey · 19.1%$73 million
Diodes, transistors and solar cellsChina96.3%over 75%Thailand · 1%$72 million
Transformers and power suppliesChina62%Lebanon · 10.3%$70 million
ToysChina97.8%over 75%United States · 0.75%$65 million
New tiresChina54.2%Japan · 9.9%$65 million
Bags, suitcases and casesChina89.5%over 75%Italy · 1.6%$49 million
Porcelain tablewareChina97%over 75%Turkey · 1.2%$47 million
AntibioticsChina59.7%India · 29.2%$47 million
Polyethers, polyesters and epoxy resinsChina52%Saudi Arabia · 19.4%$42 million
Men's suits and trousersChina70.7%Indonesia · 9.5%$40 million
Women's knitted suits and dressesChina87.2%over 75%Turkey · 8.5%$40 million
Glassware for table, kitchen and decorChina84.5%over 75%Egypt · 6.2%$39 million
Gas, water and electricity metersChina69.9%Turkey · 26.3%$36 million
Sweaters and pulloversChina81.2%over 75%Turkey · 10.1%$36 million
PlywoodChina70.5%Indonesia · 23.5%$36 million
Plastic tableware and household itemsChina71.6%Turkey · 14.8%$36 million
Monitors and projectorsChina56.2%Egypt · 33.9%$35 million
Seats and chairsChina60.3%Turkey · 8.4%$33 million
Steel kitchenware and household articlesChina83.5%over 75%India · 5.9%$33 million
Women's suits and dressesChina58%Turkey · 27.6%$33 million
Electric heaters and hair dryersChina64.2%Italy · 9.5%$32 million
Metal hardware and fittingsChina70.7%Italy · 8.8%$32 million

and 167 more

A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

Are there other suppliers in the world?

Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.

Seen from China

Jordan is China’s 79th-largest customer, with 0.13% of its exports.

Sources and method

Sources and licenses

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.