Over the past decade, Jordan has seen
capita has increased from JD (1512) in
ignificant resources in infrastructure
development achievements, maintained
considerable economic and social achievements; GDP per
2004 to about JD (3670) in 2014. Jordan has also invested
facilities serving the citizens, made remarkable human
stability and attracted foreign and domestic investment.
These achievements were accompanied by some challenges that are still unresolved, mainly the
development gap between governorates, high unemployment rates, especially among young people,
low female economic participation and the relative decline in certain competitiveness indicators.
However, the general situation in Jordan, the level of infrastructure and the institutional development
help Jordan to leap ahead and start addressing and overcoming challenges. His Majesty King
Abdullah Il has highlighted the most prominent challenges, the way to the future and the social and
economic model that we aspire in his letter to the government to develop this vision for the next
decade.
“Jordan 2025” charts a path for the future and determines the integrated economic and social
framework that will govern the economic and social policies based on providing opportunities for all.
Its basic principles include promoting the rule of law and equal opportunities, increasing participatory
policy making, achieving fiscal sustainability and strengthening institutions. To achieve this, it is
necessary to improve infrastructure, enhance education and health and strengthen the role of the
private sector and civil society institutions to contribute to the development process. Based on these
principles, the vision proposes a roadmap for the future that requires consensus among broad
segments of society on the roadmap and the roles of all concerned authorities and stakeholders, led
by the private sector, which should play a prominent role in achieving the desired objectives. The
government should also provide an enabling environment to achieve this. In addition, the success in
achieving the vision and implementing policies contained therein requires a commitment by citizens,
the government, the private sector and the civil society, reflecting the ideology of active citizenship
referred to in His Majesty's discussion papers.
Given the
difficulty of predicting the future and the many changes that are ahead, "Jordan 2025” is
based on identifying a set of goals that we aspire to, how they can be achieved through certain
procedures and policies that will be adopted on the sector level according to a flexible timetable that
takes into account the developments on the global and regional levels and how to adapt to those
changes. Therefore, the vision offers two scenarios depending on the progress achieved and the
degree of commitment to implement the agreed upon policies. The baseline scenario assumes
adopting some, and not all, of reform measures that are contained in the second section of this
document. Consequently, growth rates achieved depend on the progress achieved and the degree of
commitment to implement the proposed policies.
The targeted scenario assumes taking further measures that would achieve high growth rates; this
scenario includes a number of interventions in various sectors that would launch the development
process in many sectors in order to achieve high and sustainable growth rates, reduce unemployment
and poverty and increase economic participation, especially among young people and women. This
scenario assumes a balanced and consistent distribution of roles between public and private sectors,
a commitment to the implementation and institutionalization of the public- private partnership.
The most important goal that the vision seeks to achieve is improving the welfare of citizens and the
basic services provided to them, to create a balanced society where opportunities are available to all
and the gap between governorates is bridged. The vision puts Jordanian citizens in the heart of the
development process; success and failure are measured by the extent of the progress made at the
level of individuals, and therefore the welfare of the community. On the economic and social level, the
goal is to achieve self-reliance and financial stability based on financial sustainability, enhance the
productivity and competitiveness of the Jordanian economy, gradually eliminate all forms of
indiscriminate subsidies and target groups who really deserve the subsidy. This would further
strengthen the economy's resilience and reduce the impact of external shocks.
This document represents a long-term
national vision and strategy rather than
Jordan 2025 Principles for
a detailed government action plan.
Collective Action
It includes more than 400 policies or
procedures
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should
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Law Abiding
implemented through a participatory
approach between the government,
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business sector and civil society.
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supporting the development model
for the next decade, the compliance
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