Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 540.62 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 540.62 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Jordan peaked at 540.62 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 135.62 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Jordan ranks 152nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 137.27 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 135.62 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 200.93 current LCU per person | +48.2% |
| 1993 | 186.86 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 190.96 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 205.46 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 216.86 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 193.99 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 196.87 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 198.31 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 211.56 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 216.18 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 211.48 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 229.35 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 288.8 current LCU per person | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 361.42 current LCU per person | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 407.84 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 438.71 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 394.58 current LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 403.25 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 409.19 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 409.36 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 441.72 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 457.02 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 459.2 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 429.15 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 425.17 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 424.39 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 433.51 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 438.61 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 456.37 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 508.46 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 537.28 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 540.62 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 540.62 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,620 current LCU per person, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 540.62 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,852 current LCU per person, 9% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +48.2% | 135.62 current LCU per person | 200.93 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.31 current LCU per person | 135.62 current LCU per person | 216.86 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 316.32 current LCU per person | 211.48 current LCU per person | 438.71 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 432.73 current LCU per person | 409.19 current LCU per person | 459.2 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 510.68 current LCU per person | 456.37 current LCU per person | 540.62 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 149 Marshall Islands 971.34 current LCU per person compare
- 150 Ecuador 852.84 current LCU per person compare
- 151 Kiribati 580.74 current LCU per person compare
- 153 East Timor 507.15 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Bahrain 258.4 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Micronesia (country) 236.39 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Jordan
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Jordan?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Jordan was 540.62 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 540.62 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 135.62 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Jordan rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Jordan ranks 152nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.