Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Israel

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Israel
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Israel: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.7%

World rank

177th

of 202 countries

All-time high

0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1967

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Israel, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Israel peaked at 0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1967.

Israel ranks 177th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Israel, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Israel, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1367 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1962	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.8%
1963	0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1964	0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1965	0.1666 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1966	0.1531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1967	0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1968	0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1969	0.184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1970	0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1971	0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.4%
1972	0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
1973	0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1974	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1975	0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1976	0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1977	0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1978	0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.3%
1979	0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1980	0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1981	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1982	0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1983	0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1984	0.1972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1985	0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1986	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1987	0.2111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1988	0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1989	0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1990	0.1909 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1991	0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1992	0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1993	0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1994	0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1995	0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1996	0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1997	0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1998	0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1999	0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2000	0.2343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2001	0.2227 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2002	0.2394 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2003	0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2004	0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2005	0.2611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2006	0.2552 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2007	0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2008	0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2009	0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
2010	0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2011	0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2012	0.2231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2013	0.1928 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2014	0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2015	0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2016	0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2017	0.1846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2018	0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2019	0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2020	0.1575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2021	0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2022	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2023	0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2129 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2402 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1898 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1648 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Israel

174 Bermuda 0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
175 Australia 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
176 Indonesia 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
178 Uruguay 0.1561 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
179 Guinea-Bissau 0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
180 Angola 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Israel

Merchandise trade 25.3% (2025)
Food imports 10.6% (2024)
Manufactures imports 74.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 95.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 4.2% (2024)
Manufactures exports 86.6% (2024)
Merchandise exports 59.01 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)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Israel?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Israel was 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1348 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
How does Israel rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Israel ranks 177th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.