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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 35.21 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 35.59 in 2006, while its lowest value was 16.21 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	26.36
1961	19.06
1962	19.35
1963	22.68
1964	17.91
1965	18.37
1966	19.83
1967	19.17
1968	17.62
1969	21.27
1970	19.69
1971	22.70
1972	17.22
1973	20.06
1974	16.88
1975	19.76
1976	16.46
1977	16.21
1978	18.78
1979	22.13
1980	24.33
1981	23.06
1982	25.45
1983	24.00
1984	23.98
1985	25.70
1986	23.76
1987	26.75
1988	25.76
1989	27.84
1990	25.79
1991	19.95
1992	20.85
1993	19.87
1994	21.85
1995	23.17
1996	24.07
1997	23.46
1998	19.19
1999	21.53
2000	23.43
2001	23.56
2002	24.99
2003	27.37
2004	30.51
2005	33.65
2006	35.59
2007	33.53
2008	33.18
2009	32.04
2010	35.21

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Jordan was 15,402,090,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,995,150,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 117,376,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	120,204,000
1961	117,376,000
1962	127,767,000
1963	142,604,000
1964	149,968,000
1965	156,996,000
1966	190,848,000
1967	154,000,000
1968	158,536,000
1969	189,504,000
1970	184,352,000
1971	214,592,000
1972	273,672,000
1973	330,069,000
1974	487,978,000
1975	732,406,000
1976	1,005,940,000
1977	1,381,060,000
1978	1,503,780,000
1979	1,963,450,000
1980	2,402,000,000
1981	3,165,000,000
1982	3,240,000,000
1983	3,036,000,000
1984	2,784,000,000
1985	2,733,000,000
1986	2,432,000,000
1987	2,710,000,000
1988	2,732,000,000
1989	2,126,000,000
1990	2,600,000,000
1991	2,508,000,000
1992	3,255,000,000
1993	3,539,000,000
1994	3,381,000,000
1995	3,697,000,000
1996	4,293,000,000
1997	4,102,000,000
1998	3,828,000,000
1999	3,717,000,000
2000	4,597,000,000
2001	4,871,000,000
2002	5,076,000,000
2003	5,743,000,000
2004	8,179,466,000
2005	10,497,690,000
2006	11,548,270,000
2007	13,681,270,000
2008	16,995,150,000
2009	14,236,190,000
2010	15,402,090,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 61.90 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 84.99 in 1981, while its lowest value was 52.97 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	65.64
1961	68.93
1962	69.98
1963	66.34
1964	71.79
1965	68.81
1966	65.91
1967	64.16
1968	60.48
1969	61.77
1970	62.53
1971	63.43
1972	61.33
1973	52.97
1974	55.25
1975	64.81
1976	70.11
1977	72.75
1978	70.32
1979	79.05
1980	84.00
1981	84.99
1982	79.82
1983	78.68
1984	81.29
1985	76.32
1986	69.81
1987	67.30
1988	69.07
1989	61.23
1990	67.64
1991	60.98
1992	60.68
1993	63.16
1994	61.91
1995	60.47
1996	61.08
1997	61.90
1998	63.97
1999	65.37
2000	61.00
2001	57.21
2002	57.37
2003	63.17
2004	66.47
2005	68.68
2006	67.84
2007	65.40
2008	62.01
2009	60.87
2010	61.90

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 27.96 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 29.44 in 2008, while its lowest value was 4.84 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	4.84
1961	8.50
1962	11.22
1963	9.92
1964	9.63
1965	10.91
1966	12.70
1967	12.91
1968	13.72
1969	13.61
1970	15.73
1971	10.25
1972	12.55
1973	8.73
1974	10.96
1975	9.49
1976	12.67
1977	11.10
1978	12.14
1979	12.80
1980	9.26
1981	10.46
1982	10.13
1983	9.29
1984	10.30
1985	10.30
1986	12.01
1987	11.38
1988	12.65
1989	9.04
1990	13.49
1991	20.12
1992	20.44
1993	18.17
1994	19.20
1995	19.27
1996	17.03
1997	18.92
1998	20.67
1999	17.08
2000	18.08
2001	20.45
2002	21.73
2003	23.53
2004	25.07
2005	23.75
2006	24.29
2007	25.74
2008	29.44
2009	28.18
2010	27.96

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 13.99 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 13.99 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.64 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1988	2.95
1989	2.64
1990	3.51
1991	4.35
1992	5.85
1993	5.75
1994	7.33
1995	7.43
1996	6.14
1997	7.37
1998	6.82
1999	6.77
2000	7.08
2001	7.80
2002	10.11
2003	11.70
2004	12.77
2005	12.25
2006	13.42
2007	12.70
2008	13.50
2009	13.76
2010	13.99

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 7.60 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 9.92 in 2008, while its lowest value was 4.58 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1992	8.99
1993	7.09
1994	7.44
1995	6.22
1996	6.09
1997	4.60
1998	6.66
1999	4.58
2000	5.44
2001	6.30
2002	5.81
2003	5.89
2004	7.12
2005	7.21
2006	6.47
2007	8.18
2008	9.92
2009	8.76
2010	7.60

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 2.79 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.55 in 1997, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.00
1961	0.00
1962	0.47
1963	0.35
1964	0.53
1965	0.45
1966	0.32
1967	0.79
1968	0.63
1969	0.43
1970	0.67
1971	0.43
1972	1.66
1973	0.68
1974	0.06
1975	0.08
1976	0.53
1977	0.51
1978	0.37
1979	1.50
1980	0.09
1981	0.16
1982	0.00
1983	0.00
1984	0.22
1985	0.42
1986	0.20
1987	0.07
1988	0.44
1989	0.00
1990	0.49
1991	1.01
1992	1.78
1993	2.07
1994	1.74
1995	2.88
1996	2.02
1997	3.55
1998	3.48
1999	2.70
2000	2.72
2001	3.05
2002	2.74
2003	3.04
2004	2.06
2005	1.78
2006	1.84
2007	1.74
2008	2.28
2009	2.57
2010	2.79

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 9.95 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.58 in 1989, while its lowest value was 2.85 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	21.18
1961	15.62
1962	15.80
1963	18.71
1964	13.64
1965	14.73
1966	15.51
1967	14.82
1968	13.85
1969	16.99
1970	15.38
1971	15.89
1972	13.10
1973	16.54
1974	14.12
1975	10.52
1976	7.96
1977	7.68
1978	9.18
1979	7.94
1980	6.08
1981	4.01
1982	3.35
1983	3.28
1984	2.85
1985	9.21
1986	14.88
1987	15.13
1988	14.99
1989	21.58
1990	18.84
1991	17.24
1992	18.45
1993	17.14
1994	17.73
1995	17.85
1996	19.34
1997	17.99
1998	13.14
1999	15.34
2000	17.98
2001	17.96
2002	19.65
2003	12.66
2004	8.20
2005	7.37
2006	7.57
2007	8.61
2008	8.51
2009	10.92
2010	9.95

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 2.94 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.13 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.42 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	1.33
1961	2.06
1962	2.05
1963	1.35
1964	1.87
1965	1.79
1966	2.81
1967	2.64
1968	2.64
1969	2.14
1970	2.78
1971	1.82
1972	1.69
1973	1.60
1974	2.11
1975	0.88
1976	4.13
1977	1.22
1978	1.13
1979	1.00
1980	0.67
1981	0.51
1982	0.42
1983	0.42
1984	0.60
1985	0.62
1986	1.10
1987	0.48
1988	1.47
1989	1.05
1990	2.02
1991	3.73
1992	2.08
1993	2.29
1994	2.25
1995	2.39
1996	2.19
1997	2.47
1998	2.46
1999	2.18
2000	2.05
2001	2.30
2002	2.32
2003	2.12
2004	2.32
2005	1.82
2006	1.93
2007	2.55
2008	3.29
2009	2.50
2010	2.94

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 0.64 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.37 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.58
1961	0.69
1962	1.74
1963	1.28
1964	0.80
1965	0.45
1966	1.03
1967	1.12
1968	1.07
1969	0.83
1970	0.67
1971	1.31
1972	0.76
1973	0.95
1974	0.81
1975	0.29
1976	0.26
1977	0.27
1978	0.25
1979	2.16
1980	1.39
1981	1.19
1982	0.12
1983	0.00
1984	0.26
1985	0.24
1986	0.83
1987	0.11
1988	0.59
1989	0.02
1990	1.53
1991	3.37
1992	1.75
1993	0.96
1994	0.44
1995	0.34
1996	0.59
1997	0.94
1998	1.24
1999	0.85
2000	0.79
2001	1.00
2002	0.75
2003	0.77
2004	0.79
2005	0.68
2006	0.63
2007	0.56
2008	0.45
2009	0.59
2010	0.64

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 0.18 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.77 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	8.34
1961	6.95
1962	3.00
1963	5.03
1964	4.95
1965	5.55
1966	5.89
1967	8.10
1968	11.96
1969	7.62
1970	6.36
1971	10.43
1972	13.02
1973	21.77
1974	19.67
1975	15.18
1976	9.27
1977	8.47
1978	8.35
1979	0.22
1980	0.65
1981	0.54
1982	6.70
1983	8.75
1984	5.57
1985	4.18
1986	3.31
1987	6.19
1988	3.30
1989	8.16
1990	0.03
1991	1.65
1992	0.42
1993	1.53
1994	1.17
1995	2.41
1996	2.55
1997	1.19
1998	2.22
1999	2.21
2000	2.94
2001	4.39
2002	1.25
2003	0.64
2004	0.27
2005	0.20
2006	0.30
2007	0.25
2008	0.03
2009	0.04
2010	0.18

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Jordan was $15,402,060,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $16,987,130,000 in 2008 and $116,500,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$119,900,000
1961	$116,500,000
1962	$126,600,000
1963	$141,100,000
1964	$149,600,000
1965	$156,800,000
1966	$185,100,000
1967	$151,800,000
1968	$158,900,000
1969	$189,950,000
1970	$183,730,000
1971	$205,150,000
1972	$266,800,000
1973	$330,790,000
1974	$488,120,000
1975	$732,590,000
1976	$1,021,930,000
1977	$1,381,040,000
1978	$1,498,760,000
1979	$1,948,020,000
1980	$2,373,230,000
1981	$3,186,540,000
1982	$3,139,270,000
1983	$3,002,030,000
1984	$2,767,600,000
1985	$2,720,950,000
1986	$2,423,296,000
1987	$2,679,172,000
1988	$2,777,940,000
1989	$2,110,530,000
1990	$2,581,088,000
1991	$2,617,649,000
1992	$3,258,367,000
1993	$3,622,523,000
1994	$3,428,356,000
1995	$3,721,187,000
1996	$4,316,424,000
1997	$4,069,026,000
1998	$3,808,829,000
1999	$3,666,037,000
2000	$4,597,187,000
2001	$4,871,386,000
2002	$5,076,391,000
2003	$5,743,311,000
2004	$8,163,668,000
2005	$10,497,690,000
2006	$11,547,490,000
2007	$13,531,080,000
2008	$16,987,130,000
2009	$14,236,140,000
2010	$15,402,060,000

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Jordan was 9.95 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.58 in 1989, while its lowest value was 2.85 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	21.18
1961	15.62
1962	15.80
1963	18.71
1964	13.64
1965	14.73
1966	15.51
1967	14.82
1968	13.85
1969	16.99
1970	15.38
1971	15.89
1972	13.10
1973	16.54
1974	14.12
1975	10.52
1976	7.96
1977	7.68
1978	9.18
1979	7.94
1980	6.08
1981	4.01
1982	3.35
1983	3.28
1984	2.85
1985	9.21
1986	14.88
1987	15.13
1988	14.99
1989	21.58
1990	18.84
1991	17.24
1992	18.45
1993	17.14
1994	17.73
1995	17.85
1996	19.34
1997	17.99
1998	13.14
1999	15.34
2000	17.98
2001	17.96
2002	19.65
2003	12.66
2004	8.20
2005	7.37
2006	7.57
2007	8.61
2008	8.51
2009	10.92
2010	9.95

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports