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Jordan land transit cargo reaches 4.9 million tonnes in Q3 2026
Road transit volumes rose 84.7 percent year-on-year as truck movements through border crossings increased 55 percent.
Jordan's road transit cargo volumes reached 4,944,135 tonnes in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 84.7 percent compared with 2,677,264 tonnes in the same period of 2025, according to Transport Ministry data on the land transport sector. The figures show a substantial expansion in cargo moving through Jordan by road during the quarter.
Import volumes rise as total freight movement declines#
Imported goods volumes in the third quarter of 2026 stood at 4,927,537 tonnes, up 6.9 percent from 4,608,507 tonnes recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025. Locally imported goods climbed 7.1 percent to 4,780,766 tonnes, against 4,465,849 tonnes in the year-earlier period. Combined freight movement covering imports and exports fell 10.4 percent, with volumes at 12,841,005 tonnes versus 14,323,533 tonnes in the third quarter of 2025. Exported goods dropped 18.5 percent to 7,913,468 tonnes from 9,715,026 tonnes in the same quarter a year earlier.
Border truck movements increase 55 percent#
Trucks entering and leaving Jordan through all border crossings totalled 575,815 in the third quarter of 2026, up 55 percent from 371,444 recorded in the same quarter of 2025. Passenger movement through all land border crossings increased 32.8 percent, with the number of passengers reaching 4,577,795 in the third quarter of 2026 compared with 3,447,692 in the same period of 2025. The data was published by the Transport Ministry.
Container traffic through Aqaba ports rises 16.3 percent#
Total cargo movement through all Aqaba ports declined 9 percent to 6,764,241 tonnes in the third quarter of 2026 from 7,433,023 tonnes in the third quarter of 2025. The volume of goods imported by sea fell 4.81 percent to 3,981,133 tonnes from 4,182,121 tonnes, while exported goods declined 14.39 percent to 2,783,108 tonnes from 3,250,902 tonnes. The number of imported containers increased 23.53 percent to 167,778 containers from 135,815 containers, and exported container traffic increased 8.94 percent to 146,491 containers from 134,472 containers. Total container traffic increased 16.27 percent, reaching 314,269 containers compared with 270,286 containers in the third quarter of 2025.
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- jordannews.joJordan NewsTransit cargo volumes, import figures, truck movements, container traffic and Aqaba port data for Q3 2026
- logisticsmiddleeast.comLogistics Middle EastConfirmation of Transport Ministry figures on transit and import volumes
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