Foreign Investors Hold Nearly Half of Market Value on Amman Stock Exchange
According to the exchange, foreign investors purchased shares worth JD33 million during May, representing 11.4 percent of the month's total trading value. During the same period, their share sales reached JD43.2 million.
Since the beginning of 2026 through the end of May, non-Jordanian investors acquired shares valued at JD156.6 million, accounting for 12 percent of overall trading activity. Meanwhile, the value of shares they sold during the same period totaled JD184.2 million.
Arab investors represented the largest portion of foreign market activity. Their purchases during May amounted to JD28.1 million, making up 85.2 percent of all non-Jordanian purchases. Their sales reached JD37.6 million, equivalent to 87.1 percent of total foreign sales.
Non-Arab investors purchased shares worth JD4.9 million during the month, accounting for 14.8 percent of foreign buying activity, while their sales stood at JD5.6 million, representing 12.9 percent of total sales by non-Jordanian investors.
ASE data also showed that institutional investors—including companies, investment funds and other organizations—held 32.8 percent of the market value of listed companies within the overall foreign ownership share.
Breaking down ownership by investor origin, Arab investors held 29.6 percent of the market value of listed companies, while non-Arab investors accounted for 16.7 percent.
Sector-specific figures indicated that foreign ownership was highest in the industrial sector, where non-Jordanian investors controlled 50.4 percent of market value. The financial sector followed with foreign ownership standing at 48.6 percent, while the services sector recorded the lowest level at 22.4 percent.
The latest figures highlight the continued importance of foreign capital in Jordan’s stock market and reflect the substantial role played by regional and international investors across key sectors of the national economy.
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