Preliminary data from the Central Bank indicate that tourism income continues to recover, recording an increase of 17.2% in August 2026 compared to the same month last year, reaching $1,139.4 million. Thus, tourism income during the first eight months of 2026 increased by 2.9% to $5,557.6 million. The data shows an increase in tourism income from Arabs by 16.3% and Asian nationalities by 9.5)%, while tourism income for expatriate Jordanians decreased by 5.9%, American nationality by (17.1%), European nationalities by (23.7%), and other nationalities by (39.9%) during the first eight months of 2026.
On the other hand, data on tourism spending by Jordanians and residents in August 2026 showed an increase of 4.1% to $204.8 million, while data for the first eight months of 2026 showed a decrease of 5.9%, reaching $1,359.0 million.
