Syria and Jordan: Strategic Partnerships and Rising Growth in Trade and Investment

Syrian-Jordanian economic relations are based on natural and deep-rooted foundations, due to geography, intertwined supply chains, and market integration. This makes them eligible to achieve a qualitative leap in the fields of trade exchange and joint investment, especially during the reconstruction and development phase that Syria is witnessing.

Joint efforts between the two countries are currently focused on activating institutional frameworks for cooperation by signing twinning agreements between chambers of commerce and industry, and reactivating memorandums of understanding between businessmen associations. This contributes to expanding partnership areas, exchanging expertise, and opening new horizons for investment in vital priority sectors.

Jordanian investor Daifallah Abu Aqoula confirmed in a statement to SANA that the solid relations between Syrians and Jordanians form a basis for cooperation in various fields, particularly in transport and shipping. He noted that joint work with Syrian businessmen aims to enhance cooperation in logistics, transport networks, and electronic transactions to exchange technological information, serving the interests of traders in both countries and supporting trade movement.

Promising Investment Environment

For his part, Abdul Rahman Abu Tair, Board Member of the Jordanian Businessmen Association and an investor in the energy sector, emphasized that the current phase Syria is going through is witnessing diligent efforts to restructure laws and legislation to serve the reconstruction process and provide an attractive investment environment. He pointed out that the clarity of the Investment Law, tax exemptions, and customs laws are essential factors in boosting investor confidence and encouraging them to inject investments into the Syrian market.

Abu Tair explained that Jordanian investments in Syria have promising opportunities, especially in the energy sector, calling for continued communication between Syrian officials and the business community to present a clear investment map that contributes to enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries.

Broad Horizons for Cooperation

Jordanian investor Mahmoud Wafiq Freihat described the recent economic meetings between officials of both countries as a pillar for restoring and strengthening relations, aiming to support joint commercial and industrial activity, given the historic trade relationship between Damascus and Amman.

Freihat noted the current encouraging Syrian laws and regulations aspiring to attract Arab and Syrian investors, which opens broad horizons for economic cooperation and enhances opportunities for long-term investment partnerships between the two countries.

A Strategic Corridor

Economic affairs expert Raymond Al-Abdullah explained to SANA that Jordan represents a strategic corridor for Gulf states to invest in Syria, especially in reconstruction fields. Furthermore, developing economic cooperation frameworks between the two countries reflects positively on stability and activates regional trade and tourism, contributing to the flow of hard currency and enhancing food security and desired economic integration.

Al-Abdullah indicated that the Nasib Crossing constitutes one of the most important border crossings between the two countries. It contributes significantly to reducing transport costs and facilitating transit movement, especially for transporting livestock and food products to the Arab Gulf states, achieving savings in transport speed and reducing losses.

Trade Exchange

Jordanian Ambassador to Damascus, Sufian Al-Qudah, revealed in a previous statement to SANA the volume of trade exchange between the two countries. Total Jordanian exports to Syria in November 2024 reached about $98 million, rising in the same month of 2025 to approximately $554 million, an increase of nearly 600 percent.

Al-Qudah also pointed to growth in Syrian exports to Jordan, which rose from about $79 million during the same period in 2024 to nearly $110 million in November 2025, reflecting the vitality of economic relations between the two countries and their promising prospects.

It is noteworthy that the volume of trade exchange between Jordan and Syria rose by 185 percent during the first 11 months of last year compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures issued by the Jordanian Department of Statistics.

On February 12th, Damascus hosted the Syrian-Jordanian Cooperation and Investment Forum, organized by the Syrian Businessmen and Women Association in cooperation with the Jordanian Businessmen Association.

This was preceded on February 2nd in Amman by the holding of the Syrian-Jordanian Economic Forum, during which mechanisms for developing direct economic cooperation between the public and private sectors in both countries were discussed, with the aim of achieving sustainable economic development and establishing strategic partnerships that benefit both sides.

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