What Does Israel Import the Most? Inputs for Production, at $53.2 Billion in 2025
Inputs for production were $53.2 billion of Israel’s $95.5 billion of goods imports in 2025, on the Central Bureau of Statistics’ count.
Inputs for production were $53.2 billion of the $95.5 billion of goods Israel imported in 2025, the largest of three groups the Central Bureau of Statistics recorded in its Israel in Figures release of September 2026. That is about 56% of goods imports. The Bureau puts goods imports up 3.9% on 2024. Consumer goods came second at $26.2 billion, and investment goods were third at $16.1 billion.
| Figure | What it counts | Period |
|---|---|---|
| $95.5 billion | Goods imports, gross, in foreign trade statistics, up 3.9% on 2024 | 2025 |
| $53.2 billion | Inputs for production, the largest of the three use groups | 2025 |
| $26.2 billion | Consumer goods | 2025 |
| $16.1 billion | Investment goods | 2025 |
| $56.7 billion | Services imports, of which business services 60.7% | 2025 |
| $157.8 billion | Imports of goods and services, on the balance-of-payments basis | 2025 |
| NIS 326.9 billion | Goods imports in shekels, temporary data | January to December 2025 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics. The dollar rows come from Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 13. The shekel row comes from Israel’s Foreign Trade, Exports and Imports of Goods: December 2025.
Inputs for production were $53.2 billion of $95.5 billion imported
The Central Bureau of Statistics records gross goods imports of $95.5 billion in 2025. Inputs for production made up $53.2 billion of that total, or about 56%. The Bureau sorts every dollar of goods imports into one of three groups by use, so the three groups together account for the whole $95.5 billion.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Goods imports, gross | $95.5 billion |
| Change on 2024 | Up 3.9% |
| Inputs for production | $53.2 billion |
| Inputs for production as a share of goods imports | About 56% |
| Goods exports, gross, for comparison | $58.7 billion, down 2.7% on 2024 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 13. The period is 2025.
Consumer goods were $26.2 billion, investment goods $16.1 billion
The Central Bureau of Statistics published consumer goods imports of $26.2 billion and investment goods imports of $16.1 billion for 2025. The three use groups rank as follows: inputs for production first, consumer goods second and investment goods third. Together they sum exactly to the $95.5 billion total.
- Inputs for production: $53.2 billion, about 56% of goods imports
- Consumer goods: $26.2 billion, about 27%
- Investment goods: $16.1 billion, about 17%
Services imports totalled $56.7 billion, 60.7% of it business services
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded $56.7 billion of services imports in 2025. Business services were 60.7% of that total. In this chapter, business services exclude tourism, transport, insurance and government. Tourism services were 20.0% and transport services 17.5%. The three shares come to 98.2%, because insurance and government services sit outside all three categories.
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts total imports of goods and services at $157.8 billion for 2025, on the balance-of-payments basis. That total is not $95.5 billion plus $56.7 billion. The goods figure comes from foreign trade statistics, while the combined total is adjusted to balance-of-payments definitions. On the export side, the same release puts services exports at $91.0 billion.
Goods imports fell to NIS 326.9 billion in 2025
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded goods imports of NIS 326.9 billion for January to December 2025, against NIS 336.3 billion in 2024. These figures are temporary data from its December 2025 release. Measured in dollars, the Bureau’s Israel in Figures release puts goods imports up 3.9% across the same two years. Each series stands in its own currency and is not converted into the other.
| Figure | Release | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIS 326.9 billion | December 2025 release, 010/2026 | 2025 | Temporary data |
| NIS 336.3 billion | December 2025 release, 010/2026 | 2024 | As printed in that release |
| NIS 329,076.5 million | Table D1, May 2026, 190/2026 | 2025 | Subject to revision |
| NIS 339,585.5 million | Table D1, May 2026, 190/2026 | 2024 | As printed in that table |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics.
The Central Bureau of Statistics published Table D1 later than the December release. Table D1 gives the same imports broken down by partner country. The two releases print different 2025 totals and are not one series.
Israel in Figures groups imports into 3 uses, not product chapters
The Central Bureau of Statistics published goods imports in Israel in Figures 2026 only as inputs for production, consumer goods and investment goods. The chapter gives no figure for any product category, such as electrical equipment, machinery, vehicles or fuels. Because the three groups exhaust the $95.5 billion, fuels and diamonds sit inside them, but the chapter does not say in which group.
- Published: goods imports by use, in three groups, in dollars, for 2025
- Published: services imports by type, in three named categories, for 2025
- Not published: goods imports by product chapter
- Not published: where fuels and diamonds fall among the three use groups
The Bureau’s monthly releases group imports differently. They put raw materials excluding diamonds and fuels in one group, and diamonds, fuels, ships and aircraft in another. A monthly raw-materials share is therefore not comparable with inputs for production. Neither the December 2025 release nor Table D1 ranks imports by product chapter.
Which of these figures may not be added together?
The $95.5 billion of goods and the $56.7 billion of services may not be added to make a total. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes the combined $157.8 billion on a balance-of-payments basis instead. Dollar figures come from Israel in Figures 2026, and shekel figures come from the monthly trade releases. A growth rate from one series may not be applied to the other. The NIS 326.9 billion is temporary data, and the NIS 329,076.5 million is subject to revision. The services shares sum to 98.2%, not 100%.
Questions readers ask
Does Israel import more goods than it exports?
Yes. The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded $95.5 billion of goods imports and $58.7 billion of goods exports in 2025. Goods exports fell 2.7% on 2024, while goods imports rose 3.9%.
How much does Israel import in total, goods and services together?
The Central Bureau of Statistics puts imports of goods and services at $157.8 billion in 2025, on the balance-of-payments basis. That figure is adjusted to balance-of-payments definitions, so it is not the sum of the separate goods and services lines.
Does Israel run an overall trade surplus?
On the balance-of-payments basis, it does. The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded total exports of $174.2 billion against imports of $157.8 billion in 2025, a surplus of $16.4 billion across goods and services.
What was Israel’s goods trade deficit in 2025?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded a goods trade deficit of NIS 133.1 billion in 2025, against NIS 126.9 billion in 2024. These are temporary data. Goods exports were 59.3% of goods imports in 2025, down from 62.3%.
Does Israel import more services than it exports?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded services imports of $56.7 billion and services exports of $91.0 billion in 2025. Business services made up 88.2% of services exports and 60.7% of services imports.
Where do fuel imports appear in the Bureau’s figures?
The Central Bureau of Statistics published goods imports in Israel in Figures 2026 in three use groups that together cover the whole $95.5 billion. Fuels therefore sit inside one or more of those groups. The chapter does not say which, and it prints no separate fuel figure.
Do Israel’s import figures include diamonds?
Yes. The Central Bureau of Statistics counts diamonds within the $95.5 billion of 2025 goods imports, because the three use groups exhaust that total. The chapter does not say which group carries them.
Are the 2025 import figures final?
Not all of them. The Central Bureau of Statistics published the NIS 326.9 billion as temporary data. It states that Table D1 figures for 2025 are subject to revision in later monthly and annual releases.
Why are there two different shekel totals for 2025 imports?
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported NIS 326.9 billion in its December 2025 release and NIS 329,076.5 million in Table D1 of its release covering May 2026. They are two releases, at two stages of revision, and they are not one series.
How much did Israel import from Turkey in 2025?
The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded goods imports from Turkey of NIS 3,191.1 million in 2025, against NIS 7,453.8 million in 2024. Both figures come from Table D1 and are subject to revision.
Do the shekel import figures include services?
No. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes its monthly foreign trade releases for goods only. Services imports appear in Israel in Figures, at $56.7 billion for 2025.
Which currency does the Bureau use for imports?
Both, in separate releases. The Central Bureau of Statistics publishes Israel in Figures in US dollars and its monthly foreign trade releases in shekels. A figure from one series is not combined with a growth rate from the other.
Sources
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Foreign Trade in Goods by Country, Table D1: Trade Countries, Imports and Exports, May 2026. Media release 190/2026. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2026/190/16_26_190t2.pdf. Official or primary record.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Israel in Figures, Rosh Hashana: Selected Annual Data 2026, chapter 13, Imports and Exports of Goods and Services. Media release 282/2026, Hebrew only. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2026/282/11_26_282b.pdf. Official or primary record.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, 2026. Israel’s Foreign Trade, Exports and Imports of Goods: December 2025. Media release 010/2026. https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2026/010/16_26_010e.pdf. Official or primary record.
