Travel services in Israel
Israel: Travel services was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
Israel recorded 3.5% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.0% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Israel peaked at 38.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 191st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Travel services in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.4% | — |
| 1961 | 24.8% | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 22.0% | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 20.9% | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 18.9% | -9.6% |
| 1968 | 27.1% | +43.0% |
| 1969 | 21.5% | -20.4% |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 27.2% | +22.7% |
| 1972 | 33.0% | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 35.1% | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 29.6% | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 36.0% | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 38.9% | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 36.0% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 35.3% | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 27.9% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 32.5% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -28.5% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -73.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +183.2% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -57.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +28.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 13% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 3.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.9%, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +183.2% | 2.0% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 18.9% | 27.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 32.8% | 22.2% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.0% | 31.1% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 27.4% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
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 travel services in Israel?
- Travel services in Israel was 3.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for travel services?
- Israel ranks 191st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.