Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 4.4 billion in February 2026, sharply above USD 2.5 billion in the same month last year. This marks the largest figure since May 2022, as imports climbed 24.7% year-on-year to USD 8.8 billion, driven by a surge in transport equipment, ships, and aircraft (+1,951.9%), investment goods, total, excluding ships and aircraft (+74.9%), consumer goods (+23.7%), and raw materials, excluding diamonds and fuel (+17.3%). Meanwhile, exports fell 3% to a five-month low of USD 4.5 billion. For the first two months of the year, the trade deficit widened to USD 7.4 billion compared to USD 5.3 billion in the corresponding period in the previous year. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 4353.60 USD Million in February of 2026. Balance of Trade in Israel averaged -702.56 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 March of 2026.

Israel recorded a trade deficit of 4353.60 USD Million in February of 2026. 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
2026-02-12 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan $-3135.3M $-3176.7M $ -2900.0M
2026-03-17 11:15 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb $-4353.6M $-3039.4M $-3120.0M
2026-04-23 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar $-4353.6M $ -2100M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -4353.60 -3039.40 USD Million Feb 2026
Capital Flows 11761.00 2835.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Current Account 3437.00 554.00 USD Million Dec 2025
Exports 4458.60 5162.50 USD Million Feb 2026
External Debt 164982.70 159020.10 USD Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 172288.80 163930.50 USD Million Dec 2025
Imports 8812.20 8201.90 USD Million Feb 2026
Remittances 1451.10 1455.40 USD Million Dec 2025
Terms of Trade 92.80 91.30 points Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY 117.60 120.00 Thousand Feb 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
-4353.60 -3039.40 113.80 -5178.20 1959 - 2026 USD Million Monthly
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Israel Trade Deficit Largest Since 2022
Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 4.4 billion in February 2026, sharply above USD 2.5 billion in the same month last year. This marks the largest figure since May 2022, as imports climbed 24.7% year-on-year to USD 8.8 billion, driven by a surge in transport equipment, ships, and aircraft (+1,951.9%), investment goods, total, excluding ships and aircraft (+74.9%), consumer goods (+23.7%), and raw materials, excluding diamonds and fuel (+17.3%). Meanwhile, exports fell 3% to a five-month low of USD 4.5 billion. For the first two months of the year, the trade deficit widened to USD 7.4 billion compared to USD 5.3 billion in the corresponding period in the previous year.
2026-03-17
Israel Trade Deficit Widens in January
Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 3.14 billion in January 2026, from USD 2.8 billion in the same month of the previous year. Exports grew 11.4% year-on-year to USD 5.1 billion, driven mainly by higher sales in manufacturing, mining, and quarrying excluding working diamonds (10.4%), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (33.1%), wholesale of diamonds (9.7%), and working diamonds (5.9%). Meanwhile, imports surged 11.7% year-on-year to USD 8.2 billion, led by increased purchases of raw materials (6.2%), consumer goods (17.3%), investment goods (48%), and diamonds, both rough and worked (8.5%). However, imports declined for fuels (-19%).
2026-02-12
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