The rate of self-sufficiency, calculated as a percentage of the current expenditure that is covered by domestic revenue, as shown in the official budget, rose from 76.2 per cent in 2012 to 84.7 per cent in 2013, very low but moving in the right direction. If that is true, it mea

Like all statistics, figures showing unemployment are only indicative.

Had the Jordanian population been balanced and stable, the number of newborns roughly equal to the number of those who pass away, jobs available to job seekers would have been equal to jobs vacated due to retirement or other reasons. But the Jordanian population is not stable.

During 2013 the Jordanian economy gave several indicators, some positive others negative. Officials, naturally, like to dwell on the positive indicators.

A reasonable amount of public debt is normal. It is found at various degrees in most, if not all, countries of the world today.

Despite all the noise made by government and Parliament about restructuring the independent governmental units, and abolishing some of them, the situation is unchanged, as revealed by the consolidated budget of the independent governmental units for 2014, prepared by the governme

For some reason, the majority of analysts try most of the time to measure budget performance by comparing the actual figures of the subject year to the corresponding figures of the previous year. This method of comparison reveals direction and trend.

The basic weak point in Jordan’s economy is the public finance, as demonstrated in the budget’s bottom line and the public debt. The budget is plagued by acute deficit that is covered by borrowing internally in dinars and externally in foreign currencies, which cause

Like many Third World countries, Jordan faces several challenges that authorities try to overcome or, at least, reduce their negative impact. High on the list are low standards of living, poverty, high unemployment and excessive indebtedness.