Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Israel
Israel: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Israel, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Israel stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Israel peaked at 26.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1961.
That places Israel 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.0% | — |
| 1961 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | +47.2% |
| 1963 | 15.2% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 16.4% | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 14.0% | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | +30.1% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | +27.0% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 18.3% | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 17.7% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.6% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 18.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 19.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.3% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 14.47 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0237 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,429 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 26.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 77.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,590 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Israel?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Israel was 15.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1961.
- How does Israel rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Israel ranks 172nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).