Foreign Ownership in Jordanian Listed Companies Reaches 48%

Foreign Ownership in Jordanian Listed Companies Reaches 48%
Foreign Ownership in Jordanian Listed Companies Reaches 48%

Statistics from the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the contribution of non-Jordanian investors in the listed companies on the exchange reached approximately 47.9% of the total market capitalization by the end of January 2025. Of this, 33.6% came from institutional investors, including companies, institutions, and funds.

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The total value of stocks bought by non-Jordanian investors through trading on the exchange in January 2025 amounted to 23.3 million Jordanian Dinars, accounting for 15.7% of the total trading volume. Meanwhile, the value of stocks sold by non-Jordanians during the same period was 18.5 million Jordanian Dinars.

In terms of Arab investors, the total value of their purchases in January was around 21 million Jordanian Dinars, representing 90.3% of the total purchases by non-Jordanians. Non-Arab investors' purchases amounted to 2.3 million Jordanian Dinars, representing 9.7% of total non-Jordanian purchases.

Regarding sales, Arab investors accounted for 95.3% of the total sales by non-Jordanians, with a total value of 17.7 million Jordanian Dinars, while non-Arab investors' sales amounted to 0.9 million Jordanian Dinars, representing 4.7%.

Arab investors' contribution to the total market capitalization of the stock exchange was 31.9%, while non-Arabs contributed 16.0%.

Sector-wise, non-Jordanian investors' contributions were as follows:

  • Financial sector: 51.2%
  • Services sector: 22.4%
  • Industrial sector: 53.2%