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Government debt in Jordan

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Jordan's government debt is 83.60 % — #96 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

83.60%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.8 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Jordan over time

197.70 %122.80 %47.90 %197.70 % · 199047.90 % · 20081988: 159.70 %1989: 190.30 %1990: 197.70 %1991: 180.50 %1992: 134.70 %1993: 122.10 %1994: 112.10 %1995: 102.40 %1996: 101.20 %1997: 94.70 %1998: 96.30 %1999: 98.70 %2000: 89.90 %2001: 85.50 %2002: 85.90 %2003: 80.40 %2004: 73.80 %2005: 66.10 %2006: 60.00 %2007: 58.20 %2008: 47.90 %2009: 51.80 %2010: 53.40 %2011: 56.10 %2012: 64.00 %2013: 68.80 %2014: 68.20 %2015: 71.40 %2016: 70.70 %2017: 69.10 %2018: 67.90 %2019: 69.40 %2020: 77.90 %2021: 79.90 %2022: 80.70 %2023: 81.00 %2024: 82.10 %2025: 83.60 %19882007202583.60 %
38 official observations, 1988 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#96 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
23 %
29 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.50 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
114.10 pp
peak 197.70 % in 1990
Full series
▼ 76.10 pp
since 1988

In Asia: #30 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +28.90 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Jordan: ahead of 23 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtJordan 83.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Jordan is ahead of 23 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Jordan
94 Tunisia81.70 %−1.90 pp
95 Bolivia83.30 %−0.30 pp
96 Jordan83.60 %—
97 Trinidad and Tobago84.00 %+0.40 pp
98 India84.30 %+0.70 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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