Share of imports that come from China in Israel
Israel: Share of imports that come from China was 16.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Israel, 1949–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Israel is 16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Israel peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Israel ranks 98th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 0.1% | — |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -63.4% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +519.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -81.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +182.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +253.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +102.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -64.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +310.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +483.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +108.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +39.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +36.6% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 16.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 16.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 90% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +519.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1993 | +483.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | +310.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1973 | +253.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | +182.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 207.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Israel?
- Share of imports that come from china in Israel was 16.8% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Israel rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Israel ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.