01 — The outbound ledger
Jordan publishes no official count of residents’ trips abroad. What exists is the Central Bank’s balance of payments: the travel-payments line — what Jordanians spend on travel outside the Kingdom.
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| Travel payments, Jan–May 2025 | JD 570.1M +12.5% | CBJ balance of payments, July 2025 report |
| Travel payments, January 2026 | $196.3M +6.2% | CBJ via Petra News Agency; Jan 2025: $184.9M, +29.4% |
| Trip counts | no official series | No agency publishes a resident-departure headcount — owed |
02 — The inbound mirror
The Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities counts visitors; the Central Bank counts their money. The 2025 ledger closed above target despite a regional war in June:
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| Visitors, 2025 | 6.475M | MoTA; 2024: 5.647M — the Gaza-war year |
| Ministry target statement | ~7M 6.7% above target | MoTA framing against a 6.6M target — a second, wider perimeter next to the 6.475M count; both quoted, never blended |
| Tourism income, 2025 | ≈JOD 5.5bn (≈$7.7bn) | MoTA/CBJ as reported; tourism ≈13.2% of GDP |
| Receipts, Jan–May 2025 | JD 2,167.7M +15.7% | CBJ July 2025 report |
| Tourism income, January 2026 | $708.5M +4.1% | CBJ via Petra; European revenue +56.9%, Asian +11.6%, American +16%, Arab +3%; visitors +3.2% |
| The 2024 hangover | $7.24bn income, −2.3% | CBJ; tourists −3.9%, European revenue −54%, American −35.2% — the Gaza-war discount |
03 — Gateways and ports
One airport carries the Kingdom — and it has never been busier.
| Measure | Value | Scope · source |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Alia International (AMM) | 9,789,851 pax +11.3% | Airport International Group, 2025 — all-time record |
| Royal Jordanian | 4.4M pax · 81% load · JOD 21.5M profit | Flag carrier, 2025 — back in the black; 826,000 tourists carried |
| Aqaba gateway | King Hussein Int’l (AQJ) · Marsa Zayed terminal | Cruise terminal opened 2023 — the Red Sea port feeding Petra and Wadi Rum day-trips |
04 — TIO coverage of Jordan
Everything the office publishes on the country, one click away:
Sources. Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities (2025 count and target statement) · Central Bank of Jordan balance-of-payments releases via Petra News Agency (Jan 2026 income and payments; July 2025 five-month report; 2024 annual) · Airport International Group and Royal Jordanian 2025 results · Jordan Hotels Association occupancy statements. Two visitor perimeters stand on this page — the MoTA count (6.475M) and the ministry’s target statement (~7M vs a 6.6M target); they are labelled separately and never summed. Verified October 2026.