Jordan | Tourism Revenue Rises by 8.9% in Q1 2025 According to Data Released by CBJ

Jordan's tourism sector in projected to see continued growth, though recent regional conflicts have presented challenged, the tourism market in this nation of the Middle East has historically shown steady expansion, with an average annual growth of 2.2% since 2000 and in this Q1 2025 the country posted a strong start with tourism revenue rises by 8.9% compared to the same period in 2024 and climbing to $1.717 billion according to data released by CBJ, the Central Bank of Jordan.

Jordan News Agency Petra reported that this growth was driven by a sourge in tourist spending mainly by Asian nationals, who increased their spending by 27.9%, followed by American visitors at 13.6%, Jordan expatriates at 7.4%, and non - Jordanian Arab visitors at 6.3%.while the Central Bank of Jordan showed that receipts from European tourists declined 0.6%,

Despite the overall growth, tourism revenue fell by 8.4% in March 2025, totalling $433.3 million for the month.

Data provided show that Jordanians's spending on outbound tourism also increased during the Q1 2025, reaching $490.6 million showing a 15% increase from $426.5 million in the same period of last year.

According to Central Bank oof Jordan data announced in January 2025, the country's tourism revenue in 2024 amounted to JD7.239 billion, marking a 2.3% decline compared to 2023 and this decrease was attributed to a 3.9% drop in the number of tourists.

An International Monetary Fund report said in June 2024 the impact of the sad events linked to the war on Gaza, which started on 7th October 2023, was concentrated on the tourism sector as a result of the several cancellations by tourists from advanced economies, which account for about a third of tourism revenues. 

The Central Bank of Jordan in its data released highlighted that Jordan expats remittances reached $605.8 million during the first two months of 2025, marking a 2% 

A report by Jordan News Agency Petra explained that this figure reflects growing financial contributions form Jordanians living abroad, up from $593.8 million in the January - February period of last year.

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