Current account balance in Israel
Israel: Current account balance was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Israel stood at 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 51.0% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Israel peaked at 4.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -11.3%, in 1975.
That places Israel 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.3% | — |
| 1961 | -2.8% | +108.0% |
| 1965 | -4.4% | +58.0% |
| 1966 | -3.4% | -22.5% |
| 1967 | -0.4% | -87.7% |
| 1968 | -3.4% | +702.7% |
| 1969 | -6.3% | +86.1% |
| 1970 | -8.3% | +32.8% |
| 1971 | -7.7% | -7.2% |
| 1972 | -2.3% | -69.7% |
| 1973 | -4.4% | +88.3% |
| 1974 | -9.1% | +106.4% |
| 1975 | -11.3% | +24.0% |
| 1976 | -4.2% | -62.5% |
| 1977 | -2.0% | -54.0% |
| 1978 | -5.7% | +192.3% |
| 1979 | -4.1% | -28.6% |
| 1980 | -3.4% | -15.7% |
| 1981 | -5.1% | +47.6% |
| 1982 | -7.7% | +52.4% |
| 1983 | -7.3% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | -5.2% | -29.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -166.4% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | -3.3% | -191.8% |
| 1988 | -1.6% | -51.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -125.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -33.7% |
| 1991 | -1.8% | -783.4% |
| 1992 | -1.1% | -38.8% |
| 1993 | -3.1% | +182.0% |
| 1994 | -3.8% | +22.3% |
| 1995 | -5.1% | +33.5% |
| 1996 | -5.3% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | -3.6% | -32.4% |
| 1998 | -1.7% | -53.0% |
| 1999 | -2.5% | +46.7% |
| 2000 | -2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -2.6% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | -2.3% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | -0.5% | -76.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -252.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +164.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -80.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +564.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -64.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -132.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -813.1% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +54.5% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.1% | -6.3% | -0.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | -5.9% | -11.3% | -2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.6% | -7.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.8% | -5.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -0.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Israel
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1702 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,267 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 15,344 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8778 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Israel?
- Current account balance in Israel was 1.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.3% in 1975.
- How does Israel rank for current account balance?
- Israel ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.