Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Israel
Israel: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 20.1% 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 imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Israel stood at 20.1%.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Israel peaked at 37.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 99th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.9% | — |
| 1961 | 14.2% | +30.1% |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 23.3% | +24.8% |
| 1968 | 25.0% | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 20.1% | -17.9% |
| 1971 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | +45.2% |
| 1973 | 33.2% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 33.4% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 35.3% | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 26.7% | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 29.4% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 28.7% | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 29.7% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -74.3% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +103.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +6.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 20.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 92% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Israel's 20.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.9%, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +103.5% | 8.9% | 18.1% |
| 2020 | -74.3% | 24.2% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 10.9% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 20.1% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 23.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 17.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 6.2% | 21.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 96 Marshall Islands 20.3% compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.2% compare
- 98 Cambodia 20.2% compare
- 100 Slovakia 20.1% compare
- 101 Bolivia 19.7% compare
- 102 South Korea 19.5% 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)
- 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 20.1% 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 37.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for travel services?
- Israel ranks 99th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.