Jordan's public debt surpasses 70B by 2026
Data from the Jordanian Ministry of Finance showed that the total public debt reached approximately $70.7 billion by the end of July 2026, accounting for 110.8% of the GDP. The government continued to borrow, taking on around $5.5 billion in debt during the first seven months of the year, while repaying about $3 billion, leaving a net increase of approximately $2.5 billion. Additionally, the interest payments on treasury bonds and bills during that period totaled about $1.2 billion. The government aims to reduce the cost of debt servicing and bring the debt-to-GDP ratio down to approximately 80% by the end of 2028, with domestic debt constituting a significant part of the total public debt.
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