Middle East
Jordan
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
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
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
Industrial
82
EUR/MWh
Consumer
94
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
539
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
17%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket 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.
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
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)