Corruption in Jordan is a social and economic issue.
[1][2] Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Jordan a score of 47.
[1] Societal interests in Jordan are generally not channelled through political parties, but through informal networks.
Favouritism, cronyism, nepotism and bribery, as is the use of influence or personal and business connections to gain favours, such as jobs or access to goods and services, are covered by a particular phenomenon known as wasta, the middleman.
[6] There have been corruption cases involved high-level business and political officials with connections to the royal family.