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Basic Information
Capital: Madrid
Language: Spanish
Population: 49,331,076
Total Area: 505,370 sq km
Currency: Euro
The Diplomatic representation in Jordan:
Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain
Tel: +962 6 4614166
Fax: +962 6 461 41 73
Email: emb.amman@maec.es
Economic profile
GDP: $1.778 trillion
Real Growth rate: 3%
GDP-Per Capita: $38,400
Inflation rate: 2%
Unemployment rate: 17.2%
Trade Balance:
Exports: $313.7 billion
Imports: $338.6 billion
Budget:
Revenues: 498.1 billion
Expenditures: 539 billion
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Natural resources
coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land
Major exports
machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods.
Major imports
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments
Trade partners: Germany, Italy, France, China, Netherlands, UK, Portugal, USA.
Agriculture Products grain, vegetables, olives, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus; beef, pork, poultry, dairy products; fish
Major industries:
textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment.
Labor force: 22.75 million distributed as follows:
Agriculture: 4.2%
Industry: 24%
Services: 71.7%
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External Trade Between Jordan & Spain- JOD
| Year |
Exports |
Imports |
| 2017 |
4,660,832 |
342,277,536 |
| 2018 |
13,089,100 |
249,208,500 |
| 2019 |
20,245,600 |
236,567,900 |
| 2020 |
24,314,800 |
264,127,400 |
| 2021 (January-February) |
4,582,100 |
41,003,300 |
Source: Department of Statistics
Main Jordanian Exports to Spain
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Main Jordanian Imports from Spain
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers
Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware
Mineral products
Products of the chemical or allied industries
Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipment
Base metals and articles of base metals
Vegetable products : Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Agreements between Jordan and Spain
- MOU for Economic Cooperation – signed in 2015
- EU- Jordan Association Agreement – signed in 1997
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