Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Israel

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Israel in 2025 — 25.29%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.06 pp.

2025 25.29% −2.76 pp vs 2024
World rank 175of 189
Period maximum 64.08%1978
Period minimum 22.26%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Israel, 1960–202502040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 23.23%1962: 30.83%1964: 30.11%1966: 28.42%1968: 35.67%1970: 38.61%1972: 39.28%1974: 42.31%1976: 50.69%1978: 64.08%1980: 60.37%1982: 51%1984: 51.02%1986: 50.15%1988: 47.07%1990: 46.59%1992: 42.03%1994: 46.45%1996: 45.4%1998: 43.44%2000: 50.65%2002: 51.8%2004: 58.23%2006: 59.3%2008: 56.73%2010: 48.93%2012: 51.47%2014: 44.53%2016: 39.36%2018: 36.9%2020: 29.06%2022: 34.34%2024: 28.05%2025: 25.29%
Change over the period: +2.06 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Israel

Israel 25.29%
World 43.89%
Western Asia computed 46.07%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.29 −2.76 pp
2024 28.05 −2.19 pp
2023 30.24 −4.1 pp
2022 34.34 +3.24 pp
2021 31.1 +2.04 pp
2020 29.06 −4.78 pp
2019 33.84 −3.06 pp
2018 36.9 +0.45 pp
2017 36.46 −2.91 pp
2016 39.36 −2.29 pp
2015 41.65 −2.88 pp
2014 44.53 −1.68 pp
2013 46.2 −5.27 pp
2012 51.47 −0.96 pp
2011 52.44 +3.51 pp
2010 48.93 +4.41 pp
2009 44.51 −12.22 pp
2008 56.73 −3.01 pp
2007 59.74 +0.45 pp
2006 59.3 −0.23 pp
2005 59.53 +1.3 pp
2004 58.23 +6.37 pp
2003 51.86 +0.06 pp
2002 51.8 +3.99 pp
2001 47.81 −2.83 pp
2000 50.65 +2.05 pp
1999 48.6 +5.15 pp
1998 43.44 −1.19 pp
1997 44.63 −0.77 pp
1996 45.4 −0.72 pp
1995 46.12 −0.33 pp
1994 46.45 −0.48 pp
1993 46.93 +4.9 pp
1992 42.03 −1.07 pp
1991 43.1 −3.49 pp
1990 46.59 −1.91 pp
1989 48.5 +1.42 pp
1988 47.07 −5.92 pp
1987 53 +2.85 pp
1986 50.15 −5.7 pp
1985 55.85 +4.83 pp
1984 51.02 +6.06 pp
1983 44.96 −6.04 pp
1982 51 −8.21 pp
1981 59.2 −1.17 pp
1980 60.37 +2.3 pp
1979 58.07 −6.01 pp
1978 64.08 +15.47 pp
1977 48.61 −2.09 pp
1976 50.69 +1.49 pp
1975 49.21 +6.89 pp
1974 42.31 −5.51 pp
1973 47.83 +8.55 pp
1972 39.28 −7.84 pp
1971 47.12 +8.51 pp
1970 38.61 +0.76 pp
1969 37.85 +2.17 pp
1968 35.67 +7.75 pp
1967 27.92 −0.5 pp
1966 28.42 −0.89 pp
1965 29.31 −0.8 pp
1964 30.11 +1.08 pp
1963 29.03 −1.8 pp
1962 30.83 +8.57 pp
1961 22.26 −0.98 pp
1960 23.23

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.