The Central Bank of Jordan published updated external-sector indicators showing tourism income rose 6.5% in the first ten months of 2025 to USD 6,553.6 million, while employee remittances into the Kingdom increased 4.1% in the first three quarters of 2025 to USD 3,346.1 million. Tourism income in October 2025 increased 3.4% to USD 600.8 million, compared with USD 581.2 million in the same month a year earlier. The year-to-date increase was linked to a 14.1% rise in the number of tourists, with tourism income increasing from Asian, European, American, Arab and other nationalities, while receipts from Jordanian expatriates fell 1.2%. Overseas tourism spending increased 5.0% in the first ten months of 2025 to USD 1,741.2 million, including a 12.0% rise in October to USD 151.9 million. On remittances, outgoing flows from the Kingdom rose 15.8% to USD 1,294.9 million; the United Arab Emirates accounted for 21.4% of incoming remittances (followed by the United States at 19.2% and Saudi Arabia at 18.6%), while Egypt was the main destination for outgoing remittances at 39.6%.
Central Bank of Jordan 2025-11-18
Central Bank of Jordan reports tourism income up 6.5% to USD 6.55bn and remittances up 4.1%
The Central Bank of Jordan reported a 6.5% increase in tourism income to USD 6,553.6 million and a 4.1% rise in employee remittances to USD 3,346.1 million for 2025's first ten months. October saw a 3.4% increase in tourism income and a 12.0% rise in overseas tourism spending, while outgoing remittances grew 15.8%, with Egypt as the primary destination.