BTI 2018 Country Report Jordan This report is part of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) 2018. It covers the period from February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a market economy as well as the quality of political management in 129 countries. More on the BTI at http://www.bti-project.org. Please cite as follows: Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2018 Country Report — Jordan. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung, 2018. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Contact Bertelsmann Stiftung Carl-Bertelsmann-Strasse 256 33111 Gütersloh Germany Sabine Donner Phone +49 5241 81 81501
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[email protected] BTI 2018 | Jordan 3 Key Indicators Population M 9.5 HDI 0.741 GDP p.c., PPP $ 9050 Pop. growth1 % p.a. 3.2 HDI rank of 188 86 Gini Index 33.7 Life expectancy years 74.2 UN Education Index 0.718 Poverty3 % 2.1 Urban population % 83.9 Gender inequality2 0.478 Aid per capita $ 234.7 Sources (as of October 2017): The World Bank, World Development Indicators 2017 | UNDP, Human Development Report 2016. Footnotes: (1) Average annual growth rate. (2) Gender Inequality Index (GII). (3) Percentage of population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. Executive Summary If during the period of 2011 to 2013 Jordan was characterized by uncertainty generated by the so- called Arab Spring, then the subsequent period (2014-2017) can be portrayed as consolidation.