Amman Chamber of Industry exports reach 5.977 billion dinars in 9 months

The data, obtained by the Jordan News Agency (Petra), indicated a geographical spread and expansion of exports, reaching new non-traditional export markets in several African, European, and non-Arab Asian countries.

In terms of sectors, all industrial sectors recorded growth in their exports during the same period, with the exception of the leather and garment industries sector, and the engineering, electrical, and information technology industries sector, which declined by 1 percent and 13 percent, respectively.

Conversely, the packaging, paper, cardboard, and office supplies sector, and the chemical and cosmetics industries sector were the fastest-growing in exports during the first nine months of the current year, with growth rates of 41 percent and 26 percent, respectively.

According to the data, four Arab and foreign countries accounted for more than half of Amman's industrial exports in the first nine months of the current year: Iraq, India, the United States of America, and Saudi Arabia, recording a value of 3.074 billion dinars.

The Chamber's exports to Iraq recorded an increase of 27.1 percent during the first nine months of the current year, reaching 882 million dinars, compared to 693 million dinars for the same period last year, making it the top destination for Amman's industrial exports.

The Chamber's exports to Saudi Arabia rose by 3 percent, recording 655 million dinars in the first nine months of the current year, compared to 636 million dinars for the same period in 2025.

According to the data, Amman's industrial exports to India decreased during the same period by 7.2 percent, recording 826 million dinars, compared to 889 million dinars during the nine months of 2025.

The Chamber's exports to the United States of America also decreased in the first nine months of the current year by 25.1 percent, recording 701 million dinars, compared to 936 million dinars for the same period last year.

The data also showed an increase in Amman Chamber of Industry exports to Syria during the same period of the current year by 2.9 percent, reaching a value of 291 million dinars, compared to 283 million dinars for the same period last year.

Statistical data indicated that the Chamber's exports to China witnessed a remarkable increase during the same period by 208.4 percent, recording 265 million dinars, compared to 85 million dinars for the same period in 2025.

The Chamber's exports also witnessed, during the same period of the current year, an increase to several Arab and foreign countries representing various geographical regions, including: Armenia, Spain, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Portugal, Sudan, and Denmark.

Amman's industrial exports also rose to Kuwait, Cameroon, Japan, Germany, Angola, Yemen, and Morocco, in addition to many other countries representing various geographical regions.

According to the geographical distribution of the Chamber's exports during the first nine months of the current year, Arab countries came in the lead with a value of 3.034 billion dinars, followed by non-Arab Asian countries with a value of 1.416 billion dinars, then North American countries with about 748 million dinars.

Amman's industrial exports to European Union countries during the same period reached about 377 million dinars, to non-EU European countries 221 million dinars, and to African countries 76 million dinars.

The Chamber's exports for the same period to South American countries reached 47 million dinars, and to other countries about 57 million dinars.

According to the statistical data issued monthly based on certificates of origin, Amman's industrial exports were distributed across the following sectors: mining industries at 1.323 billion dinars, chemicals and cosmetics at 1.268 billion dinars, and food, agricultural, and livestock supplies at 813 million dinars.

Exports of the engineering, electrical, and information technology industries sectors reached 791 million dinars, therapeutic and medical supplies at 614 million dinars, and leather and garments at about 470 million dinars.

The remainder of the Chamber's exports were distributed among the following sectors: packaging, paper, cardboard, and office supplies at 279 million dinars, plastics and rubber at about 252 million dinars, construction at 148 million dinars, and finally wood and furniture industries at about 18 million dinars.

It is noteworthy that the Amman Chamber of Industry, established in 1962, currently has a membership of about 8,600

industrial establishments employing 159,000 workers, with a capital of about 5 billion dinars.