Israel Balance of Trade

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-3,639.4

Units In

USD Million

-2,734.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 16, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 1 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
113.8 May 2009	-5,146.6 May 2022	-679.12 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 sharply to USD 3.64 billion in April 2025, up from USD 2.18 billion a year earlier. Imports jumped 15.8% to USD 7.76 billion, fueled by strong increases in purchases of consumer goods (21.2%), raw materials (24.8%), investment goods (31.1%), and ships and aircraft (534.3%). In contrast, fuel imports fell by 33.8%. Meanwhile, exports dropped 8.8% to USD 4.12 billion, weighed down by declines in manufacturing and mining (-11.9%) and agricultural goods (-12.6%). For the first four months of 2025, the trade deficit widened to USD 11.63 billion, compared to USD 9.87 billion in the same period last year.