Amman: The gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices grew by 2.8 percent during the third quarter of 2025, marking a 12 percent increase from the same period in the previous year, which was recorded at 2.5 percent, as reported by the Department of Statistics (DoS).
According to Jordan News Agency, the quarterly report released on Wednesday highlighted that preliminary estimates indicate a stable and gradually increasing economic performance during the first three quarters of this year, achieving a growth rate of 2.8 percent. This rise occurred despite challenging regional conditions, including the ongoing war on Gaza and the Israeli-Iranian conflict throughout the year.
The report further revealed that the actual figures showed a stable growth rate of 2.5 percent in the first three quarters of 2024, which increased to 2.6 percent in the last quarter of the same year. The upward trend continued into 2025, with growth reaching 2.7 percent in the first quarter and 2.8 percent in both the second and third quarters, indicating a sustainable growth trajectory.
At the sectoral level, the most significant economic activities that recorded the highest growth rates during the third quarter of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, were mining and quarrying, which led with a 7.4 percent growth. This was followed by agriculture, forestry, and fishing at 6.3 percent, manufacturing at 5.1 percent, the electricity supply sector at 4.6 percent, and transport and storage at 4 percent.
DoS has updated its measurement methodologies, now aligning with the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC 4), which categorizes economic sectors into 20 divisions instead of the previous 14 under ISIC 3.
Regarding the contribution of various sectors to overall growth, the manufacturing sector made the highest contribution with 0.89 percentage points, followed by agriculture with 0.27, and mining and quarrying with 0.23.
In terms of sectoral contributions to GDP, preliminary estimates for the third quarter of 2025, which totaled JD11,137 million, showed that manufacturing led with a 17.7 percent contribution. This was followed by the real estate sector at 11.7 percent, the wholesale and retail trade sector at 11.3 percent, and the public administration and defense sector, which contributed 8.7 percent to the total GDP at constant prices.