Summary
- Jordan → Saudi Arabia
- $1.5billion
- Saudi Arabia → Jordan
- $2.1billion
- Jordan’s balance
- -$630million
Balance
Jordan’s trade balance with Saudi Arabia
Trade between Jordan and Saudi Arabia grew 13.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Jordan’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.5
- Imports 2.1
- Balance -0.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $113 million | $153 million | -$41 million |
| 1996 | $129 million | $104 million | $25 million |
| 1997 | $168 million | $142 million | $26 million |
| 1998 | $169 million | $257 million | -$88 million |
| 1999 | $179 million | $151 million | $28 million |
| 2000 | $151 million | $178 million | -$27 million |
| 2001 | $193 million | $205 million | -$12 million |
| 2002 | $180 million | $192 million | -$12 million |
| 2003 | $204 million | $780 million | -$575 million |
| 2004 | $264 million | $1.7 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2005 | $311 million | $2.6 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2006 | $463 million | $3.1 billion | -$2.7 billion |
| 2007 | $514 million | $3 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2008 | $660 million | $4.1 billion | -$3.4 billion |
| 2009 | $675 million | $2.8 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2010 | $755 million | $3.3 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2011 | $824 million | $4.7 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2012 | $896 million | $5.2 billion | -$4.3 billion |
| 2013 | $1 billion | $4.2 billion | -$3.2 billion |
| 2014 | $1.2 billion | $4.7 billion | -$3.6 billion |
| 2015 | $1.3 billion | $3.3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2016 | $1.3 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2017 | $1.1 billion | $3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2018 | $932 million | $3.7 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2019 | $1.4 billion | $3.4 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2020 | $1.2 billion | $2.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2021 | $1.4 billion | $3.4 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2022 | $1.9 billion | $4.8 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2023 | $1.7 billion | $3.8 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2024 | $1.5 billion | $2.1 billion | -$630 million |
What they sell each other
What Jordan sells to Saudi Arabia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Saudi Arabia sells to Jordan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Aqaba and Jeddah is 596 nautical miles (1,104 km) long: ≈ 1.5–2 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Saudi Arabia was Jordan’s 3rd largest trading partner (11% of its trade), and Jordan was Saudi Arabia’s 27th (0.7%).
- Saudi Arabia in Jordan’s trade
- 11.5%
- Saudi Arabia’s rank among Jordan’s partners
- 3rd
- Jordan in Saudi Arabia’s trade
- 0.7%
- Jordan’s rank among Saudi Arabia’s partners
- 27th
Compare with
Other partners of Jordan
Other partners of Saudi Arabia
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.