Jordan Industrial Output Rebounds in March

Industrial output in Jordan rose by 1.1% year-on-year in March 2026, rebounding from a 0.72% decline in the previous month. Output recovered in manufacturing (0.6% vs -0.27% in February), mainly driven by higher production of food products (6.3%), chemicals and chemical products (9.8%), and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (14.2%). Moreover, production in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply rebounded sharply to 10.4% in March from a 9.84% drop in the preceding month. Meanwhile, output for mining and quarrying slipped to 1.4% from a 2.31% rise. On a monthly basis, industrial activity increased 2.5%, following a 2.19% fall in February.

Industrial output in Jordan contracted 0.72% year-on-year in February 2026, reversing a 0.62% rise in the previous month. It marked the first decline in industrial production since September, as manufacturing (-0.27% vs -0.26% in January) and electricity production (-9.84% vs 8.62%) both fell. Additionally, mining and quarrying activity rose by 2.31%, slowing from 6.99% growth in the previous month. On a monthly basis, industrial activity dropped 2.19%, following a 0.25% decline in the previous month. In the first two months of the year, the country’s industrial output shrank 0.5% compared with the same period in 2025.

Industrial output in Jordan rose 0.62% year-on-year in January 2026 from 0.35% in the previous month. Industrial activity fell at a softer pace in the manufacturing sector (-0.26% vs -0.40% in December 2025), supported by notable gains in refined petroleum products (27.25%), basic metals (4.86%), fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (10.74%), rubber and plastic products (8.09%), and paper and paper products (5.87%). Additionally, electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply accelerated sharply to 8.62% from 1.94% in the previous month. Meanwhile, output moderated in mining and quarrying (6.99% vs 11.64%), as growth eased in other mining activities (6.71% vs 11.50%), while crude oil and natural gas extraction continued to increase (24.85% vs 20.65%). On a monthly basis, industrial activity fell 0.25%, following a 0.52% decline in the previous month.