Israel’s current account balance narrowed sharply, shifting to a $0.1 billion deficit from a $3.8 billion surplus in the previous period and reaching its lowest level on record. The surplus in goods and services decreased to $5.4 billion from $6.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, while the primary income deficit widened significantly to $6.7 billion from $2.7 billion. In contrast, the secondary income surplus increased to $1.2 billion, up from $0.6 billion in the previous quarter. source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel

Israel recorded a Current Account deficit of 107 USD Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Israel averaged 668.29 USD Million from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7587.00 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2023 and a record low of -2259.60 USD Million in the first quarter of 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - Israel Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Israel Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Israel recorded a Current Account deficit of 107 USD Million in the first quarter of 2026. Current Account in Israel is expected to be 800.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Israel Current Account is projected to trend around 4100.00 USD Million in 2027 and 2200.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-16 11:00 AM
Current Account
Q4 $3.437B $0.554B $-1.3B
2026-06-15 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q1 $-0.107B $3.833B $-1.0B
2026-09-14 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q2 $-0.107B $ 0.8B


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 Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-107.00 3833.00 7587.00 -2259.60 1975 - 2026 USD Million Quarterly
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News Stream
Israel Current Account Slips into Deficit
Israel’s current account balance narrowed sharply, shifting to a $0.1 billion deficit from a $3.8 billion surplus in the previous period and reaching its lowest level on record. The surplus in goods and services decreased to $5.4 billion from $6.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, while the primary income deficit widened significantly to $6.7 billion from $2.7 billion. In contrast, the secondary income surplus increased to $1.2 billion, up from $0.6 billion in the previous quarter.
2026-06-15
Israel’s Current Account Surplus Widely Sharpens
Israel’s current account surplus widened sharply to $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from a revised $0.6 billion in the prior period. The goods and services surplus expanded to $6.0 billion from $2.8 billion in the last quarter, and the primary income deficit narrowed to $2.9 billion from $3.1 billion. The secondary income surplus declined to $0.4 billion from $0.8 billion. For the full year, Israel’s current account surplus fell to $8.5 billion from $15.4 billion.
2026-03-16
Israel Current Account Surplus Hits 6-Quarter High
Israel recorded a current account surplus of $5.72 billion in the first quarter of 2025, the largest since Q4 2023, up from an upwardly revised $3.99 billion in the previous quarter. The goods deficit narrowed to $6.94 billion from $7.87 billion in the prior quarter, while the services surplus slipped slightly to $10.14 billion from $10.49 billion. The primary income account swung to a $0.08 billion surplus, reversing a $0.74 billion deficit. Meanwhile, the secondary income surplus increased to $2.44 billion from $2.11 billion.
2025-06-23