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Ammon News- Ahmad Alhyari-Jordanians' spending on travel for education, tourism and treatment, increased by 29.5% in 2023, bringing their total spending to JD1.348 billion, compared to JD1.04 billion in 2022.

Data issued by the Central Bank of Jordan, a copy of which was received by Ammon News Agency, revealed that Jordanians’ spending on travel recorded an increase of 68.3% in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the first quarter of 2022, and reached JD299 million, compared to JD177.8 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Jordan's tourism income increased in 2023 to reach JD5.253 billion, an increase of 27.4% compared to the amount recorded in 2022, which amounted to JD4.124 billion.

The contribution of Jordanian expatriates to the tourism income achieved in 2023 is the highest among the nationalities that visited Jordan, accounting for 30% of the tourism income achieved in 2023, with a value reaching JD1.597 billion, an increase of 18.2% compared to what Jordanian expatriates spent in the year 2022, which amounted to JD1.35 billion at the time.

Foreigners ranked 2nd in the list of “tourism income distributed by country groups”, issued by the CBJ, with a contribution rate of 26.5% of the total tourism income achieved in 2023, with a value of JD1.394 billion.

As for the Arabs, they ranked 3rd, with a contribution rate of 23.6%, bringing the value of their spending to approximately JD1.24 billion.

In last place were visitors from the Arab Gulf countries, with a contribution rate of approximately 19.4%, and a value of approximately JD1.022 billion.

Foreigners' spending in January 2023 increased by 239%, reaching JD100 million, compared to January 2022, compared to its decline in December 2023, by 33% compared to their spending achieved in December 2022.

It is noteworthy that preliminary data issued by the CBJ showed that remittances from workers abroad witnessed an increase of 1.4% during the first eleven months of 2023, reaching $3.2 billion.

The latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) addressed the repercussions of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, and its direct negative impact on incoming tourism and consumer spending in Jordan, expecting Jordan’s economic growth for the years 2023 and 2024 to decline to approximately 2.6% in both years, compared to previous expectations that were close to growth by 3% in 2024.