Jordan and the IMF
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Office Information
P.O. Box 35296 Amman 11180, Jordan
Email: ysaid@imf.org
fax: (962) 6-5861572
At a Glance
- 2026 Projected Real GDP (% Change) : 2.7
- 2026 Projected Consumer Prices (% Change): 2.3
- Country Population: 11.59 million
- Date of Membership: August 29, 1952
- Article IV/Country Report: December 17, 2024
- Outstanding Purchases and Loans (SDR): 1567.68 million (March 31, 2026)
- Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 5.15 million
- Quota (SDR): 343.1 million
- Number of Arrangements since membership: 11
IMF Representation and Office Staff
- The IMF Resident Representative in Jordan and Syria is Yahia Khairi Said.
- Yahia Said is currently serving as the Resident Representative for Jordan.
- Previously he worked as a Senior Economist at the IMF Strategy Policy and Review department, specializing on issues of sovereign debt and the external sector.
- Over ten years of Fund service Mr. Said worked on a number of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia in program and surveillance contexts.
- Prior to joining the Fund Yahia worked at the World Bank, the London School of Economics and Ernst and Young.
- Leen Aghabi, Economist at the Resident Representative Office of the IMF in Jordan.
- Previously worked at the World Bank Group (WBG) where her portfolio of advisory projects focused on providing private sector solutions that lay the foundation for sustainable economic growth in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
- Prior to the WBG, Leen served at the Royal Hashemite Court.
- She was also a Research Fellow at the West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute.
- Leen holds a Master’s in International Relations, with Merit, from the London School of Economics.
- Sana Almunizel, Economic Analyst at the Jordan Resident Representative Office.
- Previously worked at the Resident Representative Office for Iraq and Yemen.
- Before joining the Fund, she interned with the United Nations Department for Safety and Security in Jordan.
- She holds a Higher Diploma in Conflict Resolution and a Master’s in Diplomatic Studies and is currently a final-year Ph.D. candidate in Political Science and Governmental Studies.
Engagements, Reports, and Institutional Links
- The IMF provides:
- Executive Board Calendar entries for Board Discussions on Jordan.
- Article IV Staff Reports related to Jordan.
- Information on Financial Position in the Fund and Transactions with the Fund.
- Links and contacts for the Central Bank and Finance Ministry of Jordan.
- A "Contact Us" channel for further inquiries.
- Key Questions on Jordan are addressed through IMF outputs.
- A related blog entry is titled "Economic Growth and Fairness in the Middle East and North Africa."
Recent Executive Board Activity
- The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on December 12, 2024.