UNCLAS AMMAN 001840

SIPDIS

TREASURY FOR OASIA -- JOHN WINGLE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID JO EFNI
SUBJECT: JORDAN RESPONSE TO MCA COUNTRY DATA REQUEST

REF: STATE 46075


1. (sbu) Ministry of Finance Secretary General Dr. Mohammad
Abu Hammour provided the following information in response to
reftel request. Data are derived from official GOJ budgetary
documents.

Data are in Jordanian dinars
Note: 1 JD = 1.4104 usd


1999 2000 2001 2002*
-------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Overall budget
Balance
according
to IMF
methodology -203.0 -283.0 -230.0 -300.0

Total
government
expenditures
on health 196.1 194.5 214.1 229.2

Total
government
expenditures
on primary
and secondary
education** 219.6 224.0 252.6 257.3

Gross
Domestic
Product at
Current
Market prices 5767 6002 6260 6591

* preliminary

** Thre are no separate figures for expenditures on primary
education.
GNEHM