Jordan’s garment-leather exports up 3% YoY to $1.63 bn in Jan-Aug 2025

Garments accounted for 90 per cent of the total exports in the sector during the period, Ihab Qadri, the sector’s representative at the chamber, said.

Qadri attributed the growth to strong external demand, particularly from European markets. The sector’s exports to Italy surged by 121 per cent YoY and to Germany by 97 per cent YoY.

Jordan’s garment and leather sector exported goods worth $1.636 billion between January and August 2025—a 3-per cent YoY rise, the Jordan Chamber of Industry said.
Garments accounted for 90 per cent of the total exports in the sector in the period.
The sector’s exports to Italy rose by 121 per cent YoY and to Germany by 97 per cent YoY.
A similar trend was seen in the Arab and Latin American markets.

A similar trend was witnessed in the Arab and Latin American markets as well. Exports to Saudi Arabia were up by 24 per cent YoY and shipments to Mexico rose by 20 per cent YoY during the period.

Exports to the United States rose by 5 per cent despite new US tariffs, domestic media outlets reported.

The garment and leather sector contributed 21 per cent of Jordan’s total industrial exports, Qadri said. The industry comprises over 1,000 factories, employing nearly 96,000 workers, 70 per cent of whom are women.

Qadri highlighted progress on a planned integrated industrial cluster for the leather and garment industries, supported by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The project has completed feasibility studies and site selection, with promotional efforts underway to attract investment and local labour.

The cluster aims at strengthening supply chains, reducing production costs, accelerating delivery times and addressing challenges like raw material shortages that account for about 60 per cent of total production costs, he added.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)