Kingdom’s oil bill up by 34.8% in first 11 months of 2021 — DoS

AMMAN — The Kingdom’s oil bill in the first 11 months of 2021 increased by 34.8 per cent compared with the same period of 2020, according to the Department of Statistics (DoS) monthly report issued on Wednesday.

According to the DoS monthly report, cited by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the value of the oil bill in the January-November period of 2021 increased to JD1.598 billion, compared with JD1.185 billion during the same period of 2020.

Crude oil topped the list of Jordan’s oil imports, amounting to JD678 million followed by gasoline with JD388 million and diesel with JD336 million during the first 11 months of 2021.