Israel’s trade gap narrowed to USD 3.18 billion in December 2025, down from USD 4.46 billion a year earlier. Exports jumped by 10.6% year-on-year to USD 5.53 billion while imports slipped 7.8% to USD 8.80 billion. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 3176.70 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Israel averaged -695.10 USD Million from 1959 until 2025, 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 February of 2026.

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 3176.70 USD Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in Israel is expected to be -2100.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-11 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov $-3247.2M $-2870.1M $-2640.0M
2026-01-16 01:15 PM
Balance of Trade
Dec $-3176.7M $-3362M $ -2100M
2026-02-12 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $-3176.7M $ -2900.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -3176.70 -3362.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 2988.00 6252.00 USD Million Dec 2024
Current Account -1059.30 92.20 USD Million Sep 2025
Exports 5627.10 5009.70 USD Million Dec 2025
External Debt 160386.10 163051.30 USD Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 163364.80 157924.00 USD Million Sep 2025
Imports 8803.80 8371.70 USD Million Dec 2025
Remittances 1476.70 1382.30 USD Million Sep 2025
Terms of Trade 91.14 91.17 points Sep 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY 120.00 138.80 Thousand Jan 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
-3176.70 -3362.00 113.80 -5178.20 1959 - 2025 USD Million Monthly
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Israel Trade Deficit Widens in November
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.
2025-12-11
Israel Trade Deficit Stable in September
Israel’s trade deficit remained largely unchanged at USD 3.17 billion in September 2025, compared with USD 3.16 billion a year earlier. Imports fell 0.8% to USD 7.86 billion, weighed down by declines in raw materials and fuels, while exports slipped 1.4% to USD 4.70 billion, dragged by manufacturing and mining sectors. For the first nine months of 2025, the trade deficit widened to USD 28.93 billion, up from USD 23.97 billion over the same period in 2024, as a sharp increase in imports was accompanied by a slight decrease in exports.
2025-10-27
Israel Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in July
Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 4.06 billion in July 2025, up from USD 3.77 billion a year earlier. Imports rose 11.5% to USD 9.32 billion, driven by strong gains in consumer goods (20.4%), raw materials (19.6%), investment goods (18.1%) and diamonds rough and working (45.7%). In contrast, imports of ships and aircraft (-52.9%) and fuels (-44.6%) fell sharply. Exports climbed 14.7% to USD 5.26 billion, supported by higher shipments of manufactured and mined goods (13.4%), agricultural products (70.5%) and wholesale diamonds (239.8%). For the first seven months of 2025, the trade deficit widened to USD 54.45 billion, compared with USD 51.35 billion in the same period of 2024.
2025-08-13