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EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

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EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

4.0

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

2.8

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

4.6

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour4
Worker rights & FOA4
OHS & audit transparency4
Food & product safety4
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption5
Tariff & preferential access3
Non-tariff barriers4
Supply chain traceability5

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict4
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk4
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights3

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness6
Supply base depth3
Logistics & infrastructure5
Workforce skills6
Scalability5
Ease of doing business5
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline4
Innovation & IP3
Quality standards5

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Jordan's #3 import source (world lens). Jordan is the EU's #114 goods supplier.

Jordan on the world stage

Jordan$26.8bn total importsChina19.2% · $5.2bnSaudi Arabia15.3% · $4.1bnEU-2715.0% · $4.0bnUS6.9% · $1.9bnUSA6.9% · $1.9bnASEAN-64.9% · $1.3bnUnited Arab Emirates4.6% · $1.2bnGermany3.6% · $954mJapan1.2% · $334m

Total imports

$26.8bn

2024 annual

Total exports

$13.3bn

147 partners

#1 import source

China

19.2%

#1 export dest.

USA

24.7%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Jordan and the EU

EU imports from

€933m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€5.2bn

0.2% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #114 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 5.57

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Electricity & grid

National sources · carbon from Ember

Electricity costs →

Industrial

82

EUR/MWh

Consumer

94

EUR/MWh, all-in

Grid carbon

539

gCO₂e/kWh

Renewables

17%

of generation

regulated market

Power market

Import dependence

Market model

Single buyer (NEPCO)

Direct PPA

Emerging

grid access: partial

Reserve margin

30%

Regulator

Independent

EMRC (Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission)

Jordan imports over 90% of its energy needs. Gas-fired generation dominates, fed by Egyptian pipeline gas and LNG, leaving tariffs exposed to volatile fuel costs despite rapid solar and wind buildout.

Power markets: full layer →

Tracked infrastructure

Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

24.5

→ 32.3 by 2050

Fertility

2.6

above replacement

Working-age

64.8%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

7

→ 18.6 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 11.6M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +41% (16.4M)

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