Jordan’s gross foreign reserves reached US$28,474.6 million at the end of September 2026, according to the Central Bank of Jordan’s economic-indicators page, updated on 7 October. The Central Bank figure is more precise than Petra’s same-day report, which rounded the level to US$28.5 billion. Petra said the reserves had risen by about US$3 billion, or 11.7%, from their level at the end of 2025. It also reported the Central Bank’s estimate that the reserve stock covered around 9.2 months of imports of goods and services.

The exact amount is a stock measured at a date, not a flow earned during September. The percentage and approximate dollar increase compare the end-September level with the end-2025 level. These concepts should not be conflated: the stock is US$28.4746 billion, while the reported change is roughly US$3 billion and 11.7%. The 9.2-month import-cover ratio relates the reserve stock to the pace of imports; it is not a promise that reserves will remain unchanged or that all foreign-currency obligations are covered.

Gross official reserves are relevant to a country’s capacity to meet external payments and to confidence in its currency and financial system, but a higher reserve level alone does not explain the sources of the increase. The cited Petra report does not decompose reserve changes into foreign-currency assets, gold, Special Drawing Rights, valuation effects or other components. The headline also does not show how reserves compare with short-term external debt, capital outflows or future import needs. Those assessments require a broader balance-sheet and external-sector analysis.

The import-cover figure is an estimate expressed in months and depends on the denominator used for imports of goods and services. It should therefore be read as a benchmark calculated from the Central Bank’s methodology, not as a literal countdown. The 11.7% comparison is cumulative since the close of 2025, not an annualized pace and not a monthly growth rate. The level is dated to September 30, while the announcement was published on October 7.

Taken together, the Central Bank’s precise stock and Petra’s rounded comparison show that reserves increased relative to year-end 2025 and, by the bank’s estimate, covered about 9.2 months of goods-and-services imports. The information is a snapshot, not a forecast or a full measure of external vulnerability. It does not by itself establish the sustainability of the reserve position, the policy reasons behind the change or the future path of the dinar. Readers should keep the reporting date, comparison base and import-cover definition attached to the figures.