Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Israel
Israel: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insurance and financial services in Israel is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Israel peaked at 28.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1981.
Israel ranks 189th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.9% | — |
| 1961 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 20.6% | +86.5% |
| 1966 | 23.3% | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 26.0% | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 24.7% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 11.2% | -54.5% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 6.7% | -37.7% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -36.6% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -34.0% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | -0.1% | -105.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -918.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +141.7% |
| 1985 | 5.4% | +167.9% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -25.5% |
| 1987 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -28.8% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +45.7% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -38.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -71.5% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +319.5% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +43.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 21% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.7%, 20% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +918.5% | -0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | +319.5% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| 1985 | +167.9% | 2.0% | 5.4% |
| 1984 | +141.7% | 0.8% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.1% | 10.9% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 2.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -0.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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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)
- Food exports 2.2% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Israel?
- Insurance and financial services in Israel was 1.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1981.
- How does Israel rank for insurance and financial services?
- Israel ranks 189th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.