Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan
Jordan: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan peaked at 1.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.
That places Jordan 26th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +128.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +14.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 50.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 18.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More poverty & inequality data for Jordan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,611 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 17.16 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 17.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Jordan was 1.3% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Jordan rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Jordan ranks 26th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).