Trade in services in Israel
Israel: Trade in services was 23.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Israel recorded 23.8% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Israel peaked at 25.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.
That places Israel 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Trade in services in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.3% | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | +73.9% |
| 1966 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 13.8% | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 12.8% | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 18.9% | +47.6% |
| 1972 | 14.8% | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 14.5% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 21.5% | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 7.0% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.4% | 12.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 15.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 19.6% | 25.2% | 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 trade in services in Israel?
- Trade in services in Israel was 23.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for trade in services?
- Israel ranks 94th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.