Israel Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

2.6

Units In

2.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 15, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 22 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
486.23 Nov 1984	-2.7 Mar 2004	26.51 %	1952-2025	N/A

In Israel, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Housing (25.2 percent of the total weight) and Transport and Communication (20.6 percent). Food accounts for 16.5 percent; Education, Culture and Entertainment for 11.7 percent and Dwelling Maintenance for 9.7 percent. Others include: Health (5.2 percent); Miscellaneous Goods and Services (4.3 percent); Furniture and Household Equipment (3.7 percent) and Clothing and Footwear (3.1 percent). The national index has a base of 100 as of 2012.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Israel picked up to a four-month high of 2.6% in December 2025 from 2.4% in the prior month. Still, inflation stayed within the government’s annual target range of 1% to 3% for the fifth month running. Main upward pressure came from prices of vegetables & fruit (2% vs -2.7% in November); housing (3.7% vs 3.3%); transport & communication (2.7% vs 1.3%) and miscellaneous (4.7% vs 5.1%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices were flat in December, after a 0.5% decrease in the previous month. Inflation rate averaged 2.6% in 2025, down from 3.2% in 2024.