Trade in services (% of GDP) in Israel
Israel: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 24.1% 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 24.1% for trade in services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Israel peaked at 24.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1960.
That places Israel 93rd 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 (% of GDP) 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% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 24.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 75% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 24.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.9%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +73.9% | 7.3% | 12.8% |
| 1971 | +47.6% | 12.8% | 18.9% |
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 | 23.1% | 19.7% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 90 Azerbaijan 24.8% compare
- 91 Gambia 24.6% compare
- 92 Libya 24.3% compare
- 94 Solomon Islands 24.1% compare
- 95 France 24.0% compare
- 96 Faroe Islands 24.0% compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Israel?
- Trade in services in Israel was 24.1% 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 24.9% 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 93rd 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 20.3%. 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.