Amman, July 6 (Petra) – Company registrations in Jordan surged 7%
year-on-year during the first half of 2026, according to new data
released on Monday by the Companies Control Department (CCD) of the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply.

New company registrations topped 3,753 between January and June, up
from 3,493 during the same period in 2025. Total registered capital
for the first half of the year surpassed JD148 million.

Limited liability companies accounted for the majority of new
registrations, with 2,864 firms accounting for 76.3% of the total and
more than JD 46 million in capital. Private joint-stock companies
followed, with registered capital exceeding JD69 million.

The report also showed a 16% decline in company dissolutions, which
fell to 473 cases compared with 562 in the same period last year.

Net changes in capital increased by 5% year over year, while total
capital gains, through new investments and capital increases,
remained above JD1 billion for the second consecutive year.

Since the launch of electronic services in late 2020, 39,766
companies have registered online. The system processed more than 2.6
million follow-up requests and issued 567,111 electronic certificates
and 101,129 archived document copies.

//Petra// HA