Jordan’s social-security fund reaches 20.1 billion dinars in assets
Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund reported assets of 20.1 billion dinars at the end of the third quarter, up from 18.7 billion at the end of 2025. Investment income, equity valuation gains and social-security transfers are separate contributors to its finances. The fund also disclosed infrastructure stakes, with some financing and ownership arrangements still being finalised.
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Assets rise above the previous year-end total
Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund reported 20.1 billion Jordanian dinars in assets at the end of the third quarter of 2026. The total was 18.7 billion at the end of 2025.[1], [2]
The fund described the increase as approximately 1.5 billion dinars, or 8 per cent, using rounded asset totals. Comprehensive income for the first nine months was 1.37 billion dinars. Net income reached 879 million, up 8.6 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier. Strategic equity holdings gained 492.4 million in valuation, while the corporation transferred 110 million in insurance surpluses. The financial statement treats income, valuation changes and transfers as separate components.[1]
Bonds remain the largest portfolio share
Bonds accounted for 56.2 per cent of the portfolio, equities for 21.3 per cent and money-market instruments for 11.5 per cent. Property represented 5.6 per cent, loans 2.4 per cent and tourism investments 1.6 per cent. Bond income was 511.4 million dinars, equity investment income 248.3 million and money-market income 86 million. Chairman Omar Malhas emphasized institutional risk management and long-term investment in water, energy, transport and mining. Employment and a larger contributor base were among management’s stated objectives.[1]
Infrastructure stakes have different completion stages
The fund disclosed a 7 per cent stake in the Aqaba–Al-Shidiya–Ma’an railway company under a Jordan–United Arab Emirates partnership. It announced a 100 million dollar investment associated with the Jordanian–Omani investment company, established equally with the Oman Investment Authority. The corporation’s wholly owned National Water Investments Company holds 15 per cent of the National Water Carrier project company; banking-consortium financing arrangements are being finalised. The cabinet approved a 20 per cent stake in the IPP7 combined-cycle power project. Arrangements for a 20 per cent stake in a purified phosphoric-acid plant also remain in progress.[1]
