Israel Balance of Trade

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

-3,247.2

Units In

USD Million

-2,870.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 14, 2026

Time to Release

30 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
113.8 May 2009	-5,146.6 May 2022	-702.34 USD Million	1959-2025	N/A

Israel has been recording trade deficits since 1959 mostly due to a lack of natural resources. Indeed, Israel major imports are: oil and other mineral fuels and uncut diamonds. Main exports are: cut diamonds, pearls and other precious metals and stones; electrical machinery and equipment, mechanical machinery and appliances and electronics. Israel´s main trading partner is the United States (28 percent of total exports and 12 percent of imports). Others include: Hong Kong, China, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom.

Latest Updates

Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 3.25 billion in November 2025, up from USD 2.77 billion a year earlier, as imports outpaced exports. Imports surged 11.6% year-on-year to USD 8.37 billion, driven by higher purchases of raw materials (+12.6%), consumer goods (+10.4%), investment goods (+18.6%), and rough and working diamonds (+50.7%). Exports rose 8.2% to USD 5.13 billion, supported by increased shipments of manufactured and mined goods (+5.9%), agricultural products (+20.1%), and working diamonds (+68.6%). For the first eleven months of 2025, the trade gap expanded to USD 35.31 billion, compared with USD 29.90 billion over the same period in 2024.