Jordan received $4.4b in foreign aid in 2022, ministry says

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
Ministry of Planning. (File photo: Jordan News)
AMMAN — Jordan received foreign aid totaling $4.4 billion in 2022, according to a report released by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation on Monday.اضافة اعلان

According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the report revealed that regular grants amounted to $1.66 billion, with $1.12 billion going towards supporting the general state budget and the remainder being used for national-level development projects.

Syrian crisis response plan receives $760 millionThe volume of additional grants directed towards the Syrian crisis response plan reached about $760 million, making up 33.4 percent of the funding needed for the Jordan Response Plan to the Syrian crisis.

Meanwhile, the contracted soft loans amounted to approximately $2 billion, with $1.47 billion allocated for supporting the general state budget or sectoral support through the general budget.

The remaining amount was designated for implementing development projects through relevant sectoral ministries.

General state budget ‘main beneficiary’
The report identified the general state budget as the main beneficiary of the aid, with a rate of 41.2 percent. The water and sanitation sector received 14.4 percent of the aid, followed by the food security and agriculture sector at 13.2 percent.

The social protection sector accounted for 11.7 percent of the aid, while the education sector received 4.7 percent. The employment, vocational training, and livelihoods sector received 3.1 percent, and the remaining funds were distributed among other sectors.

The Ministry of Planning attributed the foreign aid to the efforts of King Abdullah, who has worked with friendly countries and entities to support the reforms being implemented in Jordan at all levels.


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