Trade & investment · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Israel: trade and investment
Exports is 27.6% (2025), 119th of 184 in the world and 13th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Imports is 25.4% (2025), 152nd of 184 in the world and 19th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Trade openness is 53.0% (2025), 138th of 184 in the world and 17th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Israel in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 27.6%2025 | 119/184 | 13/21 | 33.8% | 33.6% | 27.2% | −3.4 ppsince 2015 | 41.1% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 25.4%2025 | 152/184 | 19/21 | 34.6% | 32.1% | 24.0% | −2.7 ppsince 2015 | 38.4% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 53.0%2025 | 138/184 | 17/21 | 68.4% | 65.7% | 51.1% | −6.0 ppsince 2015 | 57.2% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 2.0%2025 | 54/185 | 8/20 | -2.4% | 2.7% | 3.7% | −2.6 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $59.0bn2025 | 51/206 | 7/22 | $31.4bn | $58.4bn | $50.2bn | −7.9%since 2015 | $1.8tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 37.2%2024 | 12/170 | 2/19 | · | 19.4% | 28.2% | +17.8 ppsince 2014 | 8.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 5.3%2022 | 74/172 | 13/20 | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.1%2019 | +3.6 ppsince 2012 | 68.5% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 2.2%2025 | 155/172 | 16/20 | 2.2% | 3.1% | 3.7% | −0.7 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 2.6%2022 | 115/184 | 17/20 | 3.8% | 2.9%2011 | 2.9%2021 | +1.3 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 4.3%2025 | 49/197 | 5/21 | 5.9% | 2.9% | 5.1% | +0.6 ppsince 2015 | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.2%2025 | 154/178 | 13/17 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 4.9m2019 | 39/196 | 4/18 | 2.7m | 3.4m | 4.9m2019 | +79%since 2009 | 153m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $2.7bn2020 | 44/177 | 7/20 | $4.6bn | $5.6bn | $2.7bn | −53%since 2010 | $145bn | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Israel and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Israel. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Israel | Egypt | Syria | Jordan | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 27.6%2025 | 19.8%2025 | 6.8%2022 | 54.2%2007 | 23.3%2024 |
| Imports | 25.4%2025 | 31.5%2025 | 28.7%2022 | 91.8%2007 | 58.9%2024 |
| Trade openness | 53.0%2025 | 51.3%2025 | 35.4%2022 | 146.0%2007 | 82.2%2024 |
| Current account | 2.0%2025 | -3.8%2025 | -0.6%2010 | -5.3%2024 | -28.1%2023 |
| Merchandise exports | $59.0bn2025 | $51.4bn2025 | $3.4bn2025 | $14.9bn2025 | $4.6bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 37.2%2024 | 3.8%2024 | 1.4%2010 | 2.1%2023 | 2.9%2024 |
| Fuel exports | 5.3%2022 | 9.8%2025 | 49.9%2010 | 0.3%2024 | 7.7%2024 |
| Food exports | 2.2%2025 | 21.6%2025 | 21.0%2010 | 17.6%2024 | 19.1%2024 |
| Average tariff | 2.6%2022 | 10.4%2019 | 9.2%2020 | 3.2%2022 | 2.8%2020 |