Logistics infrastructure in Jordan
Jordan — Trade Zones
Jordan has 24 special economic and free-trade zones, consolidated from the World Bank SEZ database and Open Zone Map — each listed with its zone type, operational status, area in hectares and nearest seaport.
Where both registries describe the same physical zone, logibook merges them into one record that cites every source. World Bank-tracked zones also carry their fiscal incentive terms — corporate-tax relief, import duty, VAT and profit repatriation. Search, sort by area or open any zone for its sourced profile.
24
Total
19
Active
5
Under development
Combined zone area
49,321 ha
Average zone area
2,242 ha
Zones with fiscal terms
4
Largest zones
- 1Aqaba Special Economic Zone37,500 ha
- 2Dead Sea Development Zone4,000 ha
- 3King Hussein bin Talal Development Zone2,100 ha
- 4Al Tafilah Development Zone1,851 ha
- 5Al-Karama Free Zone1,000 ha
Zones by type
- 1Diversified Zone14
- 2Specialized Zone4
- 3Free Zone3
- 4Aqaba Special Economic Zone1
- 5Export Processing Zone1
- 6Free Trade Zone1
Zones by management
- 1Public17
- 2Public agency4
- 3Public-Private Partnership2
- 4Private1
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| Zone | Type | Status | Area | Corporate tax | Operator | Nearest port |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqaba Special Economic ZoneJDN1 | Aqaba Special Economic Zone | Active | 37,500 ha | Reduced fixed-rate at 5% | Aqaba Special Economic Zones Authority | Port of Aqaba |
| Dead Sea Development Zoneozm-2637 | Specialized Zone | Active | 4,000 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Hadera |
| King Hussein bin Talal Development Zoneozm-2629 | Diversified Zone | Active | 2,100 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Sour |
| Al Tafilah Development Zoneozm-2628 | Diversified Zone | Under Development | 1,851 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Ashkelon |
| Al-Karama Free Zoneozm-2627 | Diversified Zone | Active | 1,000 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Hadera |
| Zarqa Free ZoneJDN2 | Free Zone | Active | 550 ha | 100% exempt | Free Zones Corporation | Port of Aqaba |
| Irbid Development Areaozm-2634 | Specialized Zone | Active | 320 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Sour |
| Aqaba International Industrial Estateozm-2625 | Diversified Zone | Active | 275 ha | — | PBI Aqaba Industrial Estate LLP | Elat |
| Abdullah II Ibn al-Hussein Industrial Estateozm-2624 | Diversified Zone | Active | 253 ha | — | Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation | Haifa |
| Al-Muwaqar Industrial Estateozm-2622 | Diversified Zone | Active | 250 ha | — | Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation | Haifa |
| Maan Maʿān Development Areaozm-2623 | Diversified Zone | Active | 250 ha | — | Ma'an Development Company | Elat |
| Ajloun Ajlun Development Zoneozm-2636 | Specialized Zone | Active | 220 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Haifa |
| Al-Karak Free ZoneJDN4 | Free Zone | Active | 186 ha | 100% exempt | Free Zones Corporation | Port of Aqaba |
| Al Mafraq Industrial Estateozm-2620 | Diversified Zone | Active | 182 ha | — | Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation | Sour |
| Al-Hassan Industrial estateozm-2619 | Diversified Zone | Active | 120 ha | — | Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation | Sour |
| Al Thuraya Development Zoneozm-2618 | Diversified Zone | Active | 92 ha | — | Al Thuraya Real Estate Dev. Co | Haifa |
| Jarash Development Zoneozm-2617 | Diversified Zone | Under Development | 80 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Haifa |
| Madaba Development Zoneozm-2616 | Diversified Zone | Under Development | 50 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Hadera |
| Al-Karak Free Zoneozm-2615 | Diversified Zone | Active | 13 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Tel Aviv |
| Queen Alia International Airport Free Zoneozm-2632 | Export Processing Zone | Active | 12 ha | — | Jordan Investment Commission | Haifa |