Jordan Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $4.9 billion (1984), $1 ,900 per capita; real growth rate (1984), 2.0%

Natural resources: phosphates, potash, shale oil

Agriculture: main crops—vegetables, fruits, olive oil, wheat; not self-sufficient in many foodstuffs

Major industries: phosphate mining, petroleum refining, cement production, light manufacturing

Electric power. 691,400 kW capacity (1985); 2.422 billion kWh produced (1985), 910 kWh per capita

Exports $756 million (f.o.b., 1984); fruits and vegetables, phosphates, fertilizers; Communist share 13% of total (1984)

Imports $2,789 million (c.i.f., 1984); crude oil, petroleum, textiles, capital goods, motor vehicles, foodstuffs; Communist share 6% of total (1984)

Aid: economic commitments—US, including Ex-Im (1970-84), $1.3 billion; Western (non-US) countries, OD A and OOF (1970-83), $816 million; Communist countries (1970-84) $70 million; military—US (FY70-84), $1.2 billion; Communist countries (1970-84), $590 million; OPEC ODA commitments (1974-83), $5 5 billion

Jordan

Budgei:(1984) total revenue, $1,836 million; current expenditures, $1,267 million; capital expenditures, $675 million

Monetary conversion rate: .384 Jordanian dinar=US$l (1984 average)

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NOTE: The information regarding Jordan on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jordan 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jordan 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.