Jordan Industrial Output Nears 2-Year Low

Industrial output in Jordan fell 1.19% year-on-year in April 2026, reversing from a five-month high of 1.10% growth in the previous month and marking the steepest decline since June 2024. The downturn was driven by a 2.44% drop in manufacturing output, which accounts for 88.7% of the index. Meanwhile, mining and quarrying output increased 12.70%, while electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply rose 6.14%. On a monthly basis, industrial production declined 5.2%. Over the January-April 2026 period, industrial output edged up 0.04% from a year earlier.

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.