IFAC member
Arab Society for Certified Accountants (ASCA)
IFAC member · Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors (AFAA) · Founded 1984
Country profile
Jordan
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Professional Accountancy Organisations
Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country
IFAC member
Jordanian Association of CPAs (JACPA)
IFAC member · Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors (AFAA) · Founded 1988
Company Registry Portals
Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country
PIEs only
Jordan Securities Commission – Disclosure / Companies Control Department
Listed companies and regulated entities via JSC; all companies registered with CCD (https://www.ccd.gov.jo/) · JSC publishes financial statements of listed/supervised companies; CCD for registration only
Accountant & Auditor Salaries
Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)
$7,500–20,000
Accountant: $7,681 a year
- Accountant: $7,681 a year (modelled estimate)
- External auditor: $10,588 a year (modelled estimate)
- Average for all jobs: $10,380 a year
Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.
Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.
Country Challenges
The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)
Oversight & enforcement
Audit committee weakness
- Evidence: Historical evidence — an older finding; it may no longer hold
- Scope: Statutory audit
Research identifies inadequate director qualifications and limited audit committee support for auditors during disputes with management.
Source: International Standard on Auditing No. 260 and Audit Quality: Evidence from Jordan | Shbeilat | International Business Research | CCSE (academic research)
GDP per Capita
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data
Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005
$5,348
GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · Upper-middle · $4,516–14,005
Business opportunities
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Not on these maps yet: Accounting News, Audit Oversight Bodies, Sustainability Framework Adoption, Annual Report Awards, Accounting History.