Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Israel
Israel: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Israel, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Israel is 2.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Israel peaked at 31.8% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2004.
That places Israel 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 29.4% | — |
| 1963 | 31.8% | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 25.3% | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 26.7% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 24.3% | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 22.9% | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 22.4% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 20.5% | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | -17.6% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.4% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -18.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -57.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +151.8% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +41.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -48.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 19% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +151.8% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 22.4% | 31.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 17.5% | 13.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 172 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 173 Saudi Arabia 2.2% compare
- 174 Switzerland 2.2% compare
- 176 Botswana 1.9% compare
- 177 Guyana 1.7% compare
- 178 South Korea 1.7% compare
More private sector data for Israel
- Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 56.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 86.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 59.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,829 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Israel?
- Food exports in Israel was 2.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2004.
- How does Israel rank for food exports?
- Israel ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.