Travel services in Israel
Israel: Travel services was 21.3% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Israel stood at 21.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Israel peaked at 36.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 88th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.2% | — |
| 1961 | 11.9% | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 15.3% | +28.2% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 20.6% | +28.2% |
| 1968 | 21.6% | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 18.5% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 27.1% | +46.5% |
| 1973 | 29.7% | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 30.9% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 27.0% | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 35.6% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | -28.2% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 28.5% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 28.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +42.1% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +103.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +9.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 21.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.7%, 98% 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 | +103.1% | 8.9% | 18.1% |
| 2020 | -74.0% | 24.2% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 9.2% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 27.2% | 17.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 22.2% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 17.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 6.3% | 21.4% | 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 21.3% 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 36.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for travel services?
- Israel ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.