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    Jordan

    Tier 2
    Middle East & Africa · #68 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    44.9▼ -1.2 YoY
    ●●○0.80IEPA COMPOSITE

    Jordan scores 44.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #68 of 117 economies. That is down 1.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is FDI Accelerator at 63.3. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is Prosperity Outcomes at 32.8. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263640444852
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202402468
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #75of 145 ranked economies▼ 13 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320246064687276
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    1.50% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    152
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.09
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.38
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Textile Apparel and Accessories22 of 50 made · 68% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies26 of 104 made · 53% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture27 of 200 made · 39% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals16 of 157 made · 26% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods6 of 78 made · 35% of the rest within reach
    Minerals4 of 48 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods2 of 73 made · 8% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts3 of 155 made · 18% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Construction, Building, and Home Supplies. This market makes 25% of that cluster today, and 53% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Electronic and Electrical Goods is the furthest: 3% made, and only 8% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 106 OF 152 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Aluminum bars$20B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.14 · COMPLEXITY -0.09
    Plastic builders' wareENERGY TRANSITION$16B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.12 · COMPLEXITY +0.13
    Plastic tubes and fittings$32B world market
    Chemicals & PlasticsOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY -0.16
    Insulated electrical wire$155B world market
    Machinery & Industrial EquipmentOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.26
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 399 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Joshua Jordan Steps In As New Roboat CEO - Marine Link
    Google News · Jordan · Startups & Innovation · Oct 6 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇺🇿Uzbekistan46.9→🇰🇭Cambodia49.9→🇰🇿Kazakhstan50.3→🇨🇴Colombia44.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    105organizations indexed across 10 types · 94 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    37
    Research organizations
    20
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    14
    Health research
    10
    Government bodies
    8
    Accelerators
    5
    SEZ authorities
    4
    Incubators
    3
    Innovation hubs
    2
    Corporate R&D
    2
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 105 indexed
    Ahli Fintech
    Accelerators · Amman
    Oasis500
    Accelerators · Amman · 2010
    iPARK
    Incubators · Amman
    M2M Capital
    Incubators · Amman · 2022
    Sahab Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Amman · 1997
    Al-Karak Free Zone
    SEZ authorities · Amman · 2001
    Jadara University
    Universities & research bodies · Irbid · 2005
    Irbid National University
    Universities & research bodies · Irbid · 1994
    TQ Pharma (Jordan)
    Corporate R&D · Amman · 2012
    Jordanian Universities Network (Jordan)
    Corporate R&D · Amman · 2003
    Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature
    Research organizations · Al Jubayhah · 1966
    King Hussein Cancer Center
    Research organizations · Amman · 1997
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    Jordan: common questions

    What is Jordan's IEPA score?
    Jordan scores 44.9 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #68 of 117 economies.
    What is Jordan's strongest zone?
    FDI Accelerator, at 63.3. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Jordan back?
    Its binding constraint is Prosperity Outcomes, at 32.8, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Jordan compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Uzbekistan (46.9), Cambodia (49.9), Kazakhstan (50.3), Colombia (44.9).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Jordan →