New data indicated that Jordan registered a steep rise in the number of companies in 2025, with the number of new firms registering an increase of 49 percent compared with the 2019 figures.
According to data from the Companies Control Department cited by the Jordan News Agency, or Petra, a total of 7,604 firms were registered during the last year, up from 6,408 in 2024 and 5,088 in 2019.
Registered capital reached over 453 million Jordanian dinars ($638 million), which is an indication of more capital formed and a growth in the number of business formations.
The new figures are indicative of a massive expansion in the Jordan corporate world, as there is an increase in the number of new companies registered, and investor confidence in corporate expansion and capital formation is high.
It is also in line with the projections of the S&P Global that Jordan will grow in 2025 by 2.6 percent due to the recovery in travel and tourism, the changing regional dynamics, and the gradual recovery in trading with Syria and Iraq.
The Petra report stated, “Limited liability companies dominated new registrations, accounting for 5,586 companies, or 73.5 percent of total registered capital, with a value exceeding 167 million dinars.”
It added that “The number of companies dissolved or struck off declined by 27 percent from 2024 to 1,334, and by 76 percent compared with 2019, when 5,557 companies were removed from the registry.”
There was also an accelerated increase in capital by existing companies. Approximately 1,518 companies increased their registered capital by over 1.2 billion dinars, which is a 186 percent growth when compared to 2024.
Comparatively, the capital of 224 companies contracted by approximately 205 million dinars. The net new capital registered increased by more than eight times in 2019 and almost three times in 2024 to more than 1.28 billion dinars.
Jordan provides a clear example of its resilience amid the increased security risks in the region, as S&P Global rated its sovereign credit ratings at the same level of the long-term report of a rating of B-B-’ in September with a stable outlook.
The US-based ratings agency, in its judgment, credited the move to the macroeconomic stability of Jordan, consistent development of financial and structural reforms, as well as the support of the international community.
Therefore, the prospects are also strengthened through the enhancement of fiscal performance. According to official data, domestic revenues increased by 3.6 percent in the first half of 2025 to 4.67 billion dinars, backed by government measures to bolster public finances.
Central Bank of Jordan figures reported that the following growth is estimated to be approximately 164.7 million dinars, which was matched by a decline in the state debt, which declined to 35.3 billion dinars, or 90.9 percent of gross domestic product, as compared to 92.7 percent in May.
