Jordan

Region: Asia and Oceania
 

Classification of economies by geographic region is based on that of the United Nations Statistics Division.

Middle Income
 

Based on the income levels set out by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its Global Competitiveness Report. However, the groupings are slightly different due to the numbers of economies covered. For GEM, the low income group contains both those classified as low income and lower middle by WEF, and the middle income group has those that WEF groups as upper middle. High income is the same for both GEM and WEF.

Population: 9.7 million (2018)
 

Population data is from the World Bank, except Palestinian Territories World Population Review and Taiwan Worldometers

GDP Growth: 2.1% (2017)
 

GDP growth data is from the World Economic Outlook Database, except Palestinian Territories Worldometers

GDP Per Capita: $4,145 (2015)
 

GDP per capita data is from the World Economic Outlook Database, except Palestinian Territories Worldometers

Jordan Reports

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Jordan 2019/2020 National Report
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  • Year of publication: 2018
  • Category: National Reports
  • Language: English
  • Upload date: 2018-02-19

  • SME Observatory @ JEDCO carried out recently a study about women entrepreneurship which shows the major reasons of low rates of women entrepreneurship in Jordan comparing with Arab and International countries rates and needed recommendation that will improve women entrepreneurship rates in Jordan. As we know women’s entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as an important factor for economic growth and development in the Middle East and North Africa. The share of women-owned SMEs in the MENA region was approximately 14% in 2011 and in Arab countries was 7.4% in 2016 which is low compared to a global average of 34%. Jordanian female TEA rate is the lowest compared to the Arab countries, as only 3.3% of female population aged 18-64 are engaged in starting a business or who recently started one. During the past years, the Jordanian government adopted many efforts regarding women empowerment, both on technical and legislative levels. Moreover, female self-employment decreased from 2.5% in 2005 to 1.8% and female business owners rate decreased from 1.6% in 2005 to 1.3% in 2016. Thus, it is important to investigate women participation in the labor market, and female entrepreneurship in Jordan.

  • URL: https://gemconsortium.org/report/50021
Women Entrepreneurship in Jordan 2016-2017- WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
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  • Year of publication: 2017
  • Category: National Reports
  • Language: English
  • Upload date: 2018-07-16

  • The Jordan National Report of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2016 survey is the first of a series of reports to be published by the SME Growth Observatory in Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO). This report represents a complete picture of the entrepreneurship activities in Jordan as a utilized tool for policy makers and service providers to entrepreneurs.
  • URL: https://gemconsortium.org/report/50064
GEM Jordan 2016/2017 Report
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GEM MENA 2009 Report (English)
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GEM MENA 2009 Report (French)
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