AMMAN — Jordan's tourism revenue declined by 4.3 per cent in May 2026 to $602.7 million compared with the same month last year, according to data released by the Central Bank of Jordan.

 

The figures, cited by Al Mamlaka, showed that tourism revenue during the first five months of 2026 fell by 9.2 per cent year-on-year to $2.78 billion.

 

The data show that tourism revenue during the first five months of 2026 fell by 16.0% from expatriate Jordanians, by 22.6 per cent from US nationals, by 25.6 per cent from European nationalities, by 2.5 per cent from Asian nationalities, and by 39.1 per cent from other nationalities, while tourism revenue from Arab nationalities remained stable.

 

The data also showed that tourism spending by Jordanians and residents increased by 1.7 per cent in May 2026, reaching $160.9 million.

 

In contrast, tourism spending by Jordanians and residents during the first five months of 2026 decreased by 10.0 per cent, totaling $723.6 million.