Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Israel
Israel: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Israel, 1960–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Israel recorded 3.6% for travel services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Israel peaked at 39.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2021.
Israel ranks 194th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.2% | — |
| 1961 | 26.5% | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 23.8% | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 22.8% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 21.0% | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 29.3% | +39.8% |
| 1969 | 23.2% | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 28.6% | +21.6% |
| 1972 | 34.3% | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 30.3% | -15.6% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 38.4% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 31.1% | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 28.1% | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -40.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -73.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -38.6% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +186.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -57.9% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +29.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 13% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 3.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.6%, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +186.9% | 2.0% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 21.0% | 29.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 33.6% | 23.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 31.1% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 27.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 10.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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 travel services in Israel?
- Travel services in Israel was 3.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for travel services?
- Israel ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.