Who Does Israel Trade With? NIS 57.2 Billion of Exports Went to Europe
Israel’s goods trade by region and country, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ releases for January to November 2025 and for 2021.
NIS 57,206.0 million of Israel’s goods exports went to Europe in January to November 2025, the largest regional destination in the Central Bureau of Statistics’ release on trade in goods by country. America followed at NIS 54,057.4 million and Asia at NIS 37,349.3 million. On the import side the order changes, with Europe supplying NIS 133,849.7 million and Asia NIS 94,378.8 million against America’s NIS 35,673.5 million. The release covers trade in goods only.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| NIS 170,718.0 million | Total goods exports | January to November 2025 |
| NIS 292,225.1 million | Total goods imports | January to November 2025 |
| Minus NIS 121,507.1 million | Balance of goods trade, exports less imports | January to November 2025 |
| NIS 57,206.0 million | Goods exports to Europe, of which the European Union NIS 49,404.3 million | January to November 2025 |
| NIS 44,813.8 million | Goods exports to the United States, a country line within America | January to November 2025 |
| NIS 45,660.2 million | Goods imports from China, a country line within Asia | January to November 2025 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, media release 409/2025, Israel’s Foreign Trade in Goods, by Country, November 2025.
Europe took NIS 57.2 billion of Israel’s exports in 2025
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports goods exports by four regions, and the four sum exactly to the published total of NIS 170,718.0 million for January to November 2025. Europe is first and America second, with a gap of NIS 3,148.6 million between them.
| Region | Goods exports, NIS millions |
|---|---|
| Europe | 57,206.0 |
| America | 54,057.4 |
| Asia | 37,349.3 |
| Other | 22,105.3 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, media release 409/2025, January to November 2025.
The United States alone took NIS 44.8 billion in exports
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes one country line inside each region, and the United States line stands at NIS 44,813.8 million of goods exports for January to November 2025. The European Union line, at NIS 49,404.3 million, is a bloc of member states rather than a single country, and it accounts for most of the Europe total.
- European Union, a bloc line within Europe: NIS 49,404.3 million of exports.
- United States, a country line within America: NIS 44,813.8 million of exports.
- China, a country line within Asia: NIS 8,694.2 million of exports.
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, media release 409/2025, January to November 2025.
China supplied NIS 45.7 billion of imports, above the United States
The import ranking is not the export ranking. The Central Bureau of Statistics records goods imports from China at NIS 45,660.2 million for January to November 2025, against NIS 29,197.7 million from the United States, while the European Union line stands at NIS 102,945.0 million.
Imports exceeded exports by NIS 121.5 billion to November 2025
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts the goods trade balance at minus NIS 121,507.1 million for January to November 2025, which is the published export total less the published import total. For November 2025 alone the Bureau reports exports of NIS 16.1 billion and imports of NIS 26.5 billion, a deficit of NIS 10.4 billion.
| Period | Exports | Imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar 2021, gross | NIS 193.8 billion | NIS 291.4 billion | Minus NIS 97.6 billion |
| January to November 2025 | NIS 170.7 billion | NIS 292.2 billion | Minus NIS 121.5 billion |
| November 2025 alone | NIS 16.1 billion | NIS 26.5 billion | Minus NIS 10.4 billion |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, media release 028/2022 for 2021 and media release 409/2025 for 2025. The 2021 row is a full calendar year on the gross presentation; the 2025 rows are an eleven-month cumulative figure and a single month.
The Bureau publishes no services trade figures in these releases
Both releases cover trade in goods. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes no services figures in either, so a reader looking for software, tourism or other services partners will not find them here, and neither release carries a full ranking of partner countries beyond the regional lines and the country lines quoted above.
The 2022 release does name the countries behind the largest year-on-year movements in 2021, which is a ranking of change rather than of size. The Central Bureau of Statistics names Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, El Salvador, Gabon, Morocco and the Congo on the export side, excluding diamonds, and Zambia, Honduras, Panama, the United Arab Emirates, Cuba, Kenya and Armenia on the import side. Separately, the Ministry of Economy and Industry published an assessment of the economic potential with the United Arab Emirates in October 2020, one month after normalisation. It is the ministry’s own prospective assessment, compiled from Emirati and international data rather than measured by it, and it records nominal Emirati GDP of $405.8 billion in 2019 against $387 billion in Israel.
Which of these figures may not be added together?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports goods only in both releases, so neither total is Israel’s trade balance across goods and services.
Regional figures already contain the country and bloc lines printed beneath them, so the European Union total may not be added to the Europe total, and China may not be added to Asia.
The 2021 figures are the gross presentation for a full calendar year; the 2025 figures are cumulative for eleven months. The two are not one continuous run and the difference between them is not a change over time.
The Bureau publishes both a shekel and a dollar presentation of its trade series. Every figure on this page is from the shekel presentation.
Questions readers ask
Which region takes most of Israel’s goods exports?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded Europe first at NIS 57,206.0 million for January to November 2025.
Which single country buys the most Israeli goods?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reports the United States country line at NIS 44,813.8 million for January to November 2025; the larger European Union figure is a bloc, not a country.
Where do most of Israel’s imports come from?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded Europe at NIS 133,849.7 million of goods imports for January to November 2025, of which the European Union line is NIS 102,945.0 million.
How much does Israel import from China?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded NIS 45,660.2 million from China for January to November 2025, above the United States line of NIS 29,197.7 million.
How large is Israel’s goods trade deficit?
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts it at minus NIS 121,507.1 million for January to November 2025.
Is that Israel’s overall trade deficit?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes this series for goods, and services are reported separately.
What did Israel’s goods trade look like in 2021?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported gross exports of NIS 193.8 billion, gross imports of NIS 291.4 billion and a gross goods deficit of NIS 97.6 billion for calendar 2021.
How much did exports grow in 2021?
The Central Bureau of Statistics put the rise at NIS 21.5 billion, or 12.5%, against 2020, with imports up NIS 53.5 billion, or 22.5%.
Which countries drove the export change in 2021?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, El Salvador, Gabon, Morocco and the Congo as accounting for the main rise in exports excluding diamonds.
Does Israel publish a full partner-country ranking?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes regional totals with one country or bloc line each in these two releases, and no full ranking appears in either.
What has Israel published on trade with the United Arab Emirates?
The Ministry of Economy and Industry published a prospective assessment of economic potential in October 2020, its own compilation rather than a record of trade, and the Central Bureau of Statistics later named the Emirates among the countries behind the main movements in 2021.
Are the figures in shekels or dollars?
The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes both presentations, and every figure here is from the shekel one.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2022. Israel’s Foreign Trade in Goods by Country, 2021. Media release 028/2022, 20 January 2022. cbs.gov.il. Official or primary record.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2025. Israel’s Foreign Trade in Goods, by Country, November 2025. Media release 409/2025. cbs.gov.il. Official or primary record.
- Ministry of Economy and Industry, Foreign Trade Administration, 2020. The Economic Potential with the United Arab Emirates. October 2020. Official or primary record.
