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Basic Information
Capital: Amsterdam
Total Area: 41,543 sq km
Language: Dutch
Population: 17,151,228
Currency: Euro
The Diplomatic representation in Jordan:
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Tel: +962 6 5902200
Email: amm-info@minbuza.nl
Economic profile
GDP: $924.4 billion
GDP – Per capita: $53,900
Real Growth Rate: 2.9%
Inflation Rate: 2.3%
Unemployment Rate: 4.9%
Trade Balance:
Exports: $555.6 billion
Imports: $453.8 billion
Budget:
Revenues: $ 361.4 billion
Expenditures: $352.4 billion
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Natural Resources: natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Major Exports : machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs.
Major Imports – Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Agriculture Products: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Major Industries: agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
Exports & Imports partners: Germany, Belgium, France, UK, Italy, China, US, Russia.
Labor force: 7.969 million distributed as follows:
Services: 81.6%
Industry: 17.2 %
Agriculture: 1.2 %
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External Trade Between Jordan & Netherlands - JOD
| Year |
Exports |
Imports |
| 2017 |
30,797,940 |
211,902,640 |
| 2018 |
29,756,100 |
166,865,500 |
| 2019 |
32,953,700 |
167,951,100 |
| 2020 |
37,221,800 |
123,571,100 |
| 2021 (January - February) |
6,758,200 |
26,234,800 |
Source: Department of Statistics
Main Jordanian Exports to Netherlands
Mineral products
Base metals and articles of base metals.
Products of the chemical or allied industries.
Vegetable products.
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Textiles and textile articles.
Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin.
Main Jordanian Imports from Netherlands:
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Vegetable products
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
Live animals; animal products
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Agreements between Jordan and Netherlands:
- EU- Jordan Association Agreement – signed in 1997
- Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement – signed in 1997
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