Israel’s trade balance recorded a deficit of USD 3.69 billion in May 2026, widening from USD 3.35 billion from the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports surged by 38% year-on-year to USD 6.05 billion, reaching the highest since March 2022, led by increases in shipments from the manufacturing, mining, and quarrying sectors excluding diamonds (42.3%) and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (24.2%). Meanwhile, imports rose by 25.9% to USD 9.74 billion, the highest level in four years, driven by higher purchases of fuels (75%), raw materials (23%), and investment goods (19.8%). For the first five months of the year, the country’s trade deficit expanded to USD 19.13 billion compared to USD 15.01 billion a year earlier. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 3689.20 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Israel averaged -714.65 USD Million from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 113.80 USD Million in May of 2009 and a record low of -5178.20 USD Million in May of 2022. This page provides - Israel Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Israel Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 3689.20 USD Million in May of 2026. Balance of Trade in Israel is expected to be -3900.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Israel Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -2500.00 USD Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-13 09:45 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr $-4188.7M $-3532.4M $-3025.0M
2026-06-14 10:00 AM
Balance of Trade
May $-3689.2M $-4188.7M $-4200.0M
2026-07-13 10:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jun $-3689.2M $ -3900M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -3689.20 -4502.90 USD Million May 2026
Capital Flows 891.00 11761.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Current Account -107.00 3833.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Exports 6047.40 4724.80 USD Million May 2026
External Debt 175193.10 165468.00 USD Million Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 183627.80 171853.80 USD Million Mar 2026
Imports 9736.60 9227.70 USD Million May 2026
Remittances 1602.50 1692.50 USD Million Mar 2026
Terms of Trade 92.80 91.30 points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY 64.40 36.60 Thousand May 2026


Israel Balance of Trade
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3689.20 -4502.90 113.80 -5178.20 1959 - 2026 USD Million Monthly
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Israel Trade Gap Widens in May
Israel’s trade balance recorded a deficit of USD 3.69 billion in May 2026, widening from USD 3.35 billion from the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports surged by 38% year-on-year to USD 6.05 billion, reaching the highest since March 2022, led by increases in shipments from the manufacturing, mining, and quarrying sectors excluding diamonds (42.3%) and agriculture, forestry, and fishing (24.2%). Meanwhile, imports rose by 25.9% to USD 9.74 billion, the highest level in four years, driven by higher purchases of fuels (75%), raw materials (23%), and investment goods (19.8%). For the first five months of the year, the country’s trade deficit expanded to USD 19.13 billion compared to USD 15.01 billion a year earlier.
2026-06-14
Israel Trade Gap Widens in April
The trade deficit in Israel increased to $4.19 billion in April 2026, the largest trade gap on record for an April month, compared to a $3.58 billion shortfall a year earlier. Imports soared more than 18% to $9.185 billion, the highest in nine months, led by increases in purchases of raw materials (11.8%), consumer goods (16.3%) and fuels (72.9%). Exports surged 19.1% to $4.997 billion, reaching their highest level in three months, driven by a 24.9% increase in shipments from the manufacturing, mining, and quarrying sectors excluding diamonds, which together account for around 96% of total exports.
2026-05-13
Israel Trade Balance Widens
Israel posted a trade deficit of $3.11 billion in March of 2026, widening from the $2.8 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. It marked the widest gap in the month of March since 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a surge in energy imports even bigger than the current energy crunch due to the war in between Israel and Iran. Imports rose by 0.8% annually to $8.4 billion, amid higher purchases of fuels (24.6% to $799 million) and capital goods (14.1% to $1.5 billion). Exports fell by 4.3% annually to $5.3 billion, dented by a drop sales of in manufactured goods (-3.1% to $5.0 billion).
2026-04-23