Tax revenue (current LCU) in Jordan
Jordan: Tax revenue (current LCU) was 6.18 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue in Jordan, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue in Jordan stood at 6.18 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Jordan peaked at 6.18 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 497.18 million current LCU, in 1990.
Jordan ranks 134th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 497.18 million current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 530.96 million current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 829.39 million current LCU | +56.2% |
| 1993 | 812.47 million current LCU | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 871.06 million current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 976.35 million current LCU | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 978.95 million current LCU | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.14 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 billion current LCU | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.19 billion current LCU | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.32 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.70 billion current LCU | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 2.18 billion current LCU | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 2.62 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 3.00 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 2.76 billion current LCU | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.88 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.99 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.06 billion current LCU | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.35 billion current LCU | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.65 billion current LCU | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 4.04 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 4.10 billion current LCU | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.25 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 4.34 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.54 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 4.68 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.96 billion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 5.63 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 6.05 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 6.18 billion current LCU | +2.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 6.18 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.89 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 6.18 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 216.60 billion current LCU, 3% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (current LCU) 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 | +56.2% | 530.96 million current LCU | 829.39 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 862.47 million current LCU | 497.18 million current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 billion current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.90 billion current LCU | 2.99 billion current LCU | 4.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.70 billion current LCU | 4.96 billion current LCU | 6.18 billion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Jordan?
- Tax revenue in Jordan was 6.18 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 497.18 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Jordan rank for tax revenue?
- Jordan ranks 134th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.