In 2025, Jordan’s capital expenditure rose by 20% to reach 1.4 billion dinars (USD 1.97 billion), hitting a historic 96% implementation rate, as the Gulf nation’s government enhanced economic expansion, infrastructure, and development efforts throughout the country.
This is in line with governmental instructions to execute capital initiatives financed through the “General Budget Law,” designed to promote economic progress and speed up business activities, as reported by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Jordan’s unprecedented capital expenditure in 2025 bolsters its “Economic Modernisation Vision,” supporting key projects in infrastructure, energy, and industry to foster growth, generate employment, and improve fiscal and economic durability.
The rise also demonstrates the government’s approach to promoting involvement from the private sector while improving public services and infrastructure throughout the Kingdom.
“Based on initial financial figures, capital expenditure grew by about 230 million dinars by the close of 2025, representing a 20% increase over 2024. Thanks to this growth, the proportion of actual capital expenditure relative to the planned amounts in the 2025 General Budget Law hit around 96%, achieving the top execution rate ever recorded, in contrast to an average of 82% in prior years,” Petra stated.
Specific data indicates that roughly 333 million dinars went toward initiatives under the Economic Modernisation Vision, with about 180 million dinars dedicated to municipal development and 123 million dinars to decentralisation efforts in the provinces. According to the same source, moreover, 55 million dinars aided projects from the Jordan Tourism Board.
Capital investments also focused on significant programmes, including 50 million dinars for early stages of the “National Carrier Project,” within the government’s intended 250 million dinars commitment. An extra 29 million dinars were used for finishing “Princess Basma Hospital,” providing natural gas to industrial areas, upkeep of educational facilities and road restoration across the Gulf nation.
Funds were additionally assigned to modernising computer networks, apart from progressing the digital overhaul of services in various ministries. Moving forward, Jordan’s 2026 budget aims to continue the progress from 2025 by emphasising the next stage of the “Economic Modernisation Vision.”
With projected capital expenditure at 1.6 billion dinars, including 400 million dinars for EMV initiatives, the government anticipates more than USD 10 billion in strategic funding for water, energy, transport, health, and infrastructure, mostly through private sector collaborations and mainly supported by foreign sources.
Major projects such as the “National Water Carrier,” the “Aqaba-Shidiyah/Maan-Ghor Al-Safi Railway,” and the Risheh gas pipeline are expected to drive economic growth, create jobs, and improve public services. With a focus on fiscal responsibility and effective oversight, these initiatives aim to maintain macroeconomic stability and enhance the government’s reliance on local revenue for its expenditures.