Amman Stock Exchange's lead among Arab stock exchanges in terms of price index performance during 2025 is no longer just a fleeting financial achievement, but an economic milestone worth noting, given the implications it carries that transcend stock movements into horizons of confidence, investment, and growth. The exchange has managed to achieve an exceptional performance that placed it first in the Arab world and thirteenth globally, an achievement that reflects the vitality of the Jordanian financial market and its ability to achieve remarkable results in light of regional and international challenges.
The figures demonstrate the scale of this transformation; the Amman Stock Exchange general index rose by 45.1%, reaching 3611.6 points at the end of 2025, its highest level since 2007. The market capitalization of listed shares also increased by 50.1%, reaching about 26.5 billion dinars, while the trading value increased by 80.6%, and the average daily trading value rose from 4.4 million dinars to 8.8 million dinars. Furthermore, the total return index recorded an increase of 58.52%, reflecting the impact of stock price changes and reinvested cash dividends. This performance was crowned by the Amman Stock Exchange receiving the Arab Federation of Capital Markets award for 2025 as the best-performing Arab stock exchange in terms of price index growth.
These indicators cannot be read in isolation from the economic environment in which they were achieved. A set of factors contributed to supporting market activity, including improved performance in a number of economic sectors, measures aimed at stimulating investment and revitalizing trading, as well as improved liquidity and higher profits for listed companies. The net profits of these companies rose by 12.9% during 2025, which highlights the importance of combining financial market development with improved actual company performance.
However, the achievement, no matter how important, should not be the end of the road, but a starting point toward a more ambitious phase. The real challenge lies not in achieving record highs in a single year, but in consolidating market confidence, expanding the investor base, enhancing transparency and governance, and developing financial instruments that allow for diverse investment options. Encouraging companies to list and facilitating their access to financing can also enhance the exchange's role in supporting the private sector and expanding productive activities.
It is also necessary to enhance investment awareness among citizens, so that the stock exchange is not viewed merely as a space for speculation and quick gains, but as one of the channels through which savings can be employed in investment, while being aware of the risks associated with price fluctuations. A mature market is one based on well-studied decisions, clear information, and institutions capable of protecting investor rights and establishing rules for fair competition.
On a broader economic level, the importance of transforming the momentum achieved by the stock exchange into added value for the national economy emerges, through financing projects, supporting company expansion, stimulating innovation, and creating job opportunities. The success of a financial market is not measured only by the rise of its indices, but by its ability to contribute to development and enhance productivity and competitiveness.
Amman Stock Exchange's lead in the Arab world represents a national achievement worthy of appreciation, but it also carries the responsibility of maintaining and developing this progress. True leadership is not a ranking recorded at the end of a year, but a sustainable path in which confidence is translated into investment, investment into production, and growth into opportunities that reflect positively on the economy and society.
The Amman Stock Exchange did not just record the best Arab performance; it opened an opportunity for the Jordanian economy to enhance its investment presence; the bet remains on turning this achievement into a sustainable success story.
