Year over year, Israeli spending on imported products flatlined by -0.03% starting from $91.88 billion during 2023.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2024, the Israeli shekel depreciated by -0.5% against the US dollar from 2023 to 2024. Israel’s weaker local currency makes its imports paid for in stronger US dollars relatively more expensive when converted starting from the Israeli shekel.
Israel’s Best International Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 69.9% of products imported into Israel was supplied by exporters in: mainland China (24% of the Israeli total), United States of America (12%), Germany (7.1%), Italy (4.6%), Türkiye (3.6%), Russia (3%), France (2.8%), South Korea (2.7%), India (2.62%), Spain (2.61%), United Kingdom (2.47%) and Japan (2.45%).
Applying a continental lens, 44.4% of Israel’s total imports by value in 2024 were purchased from countries in Asia. In second place were trade partners in Europe fulfilling 38.9% of Israeli import purchases. Another 12.7% worth of goods originated from North America.
Much smaller percentages were furnished by exporters in Latin America (2.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.3%) and Oceania (0.2%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given Israel’s population of 9.94 million people, its total $91.85 billion worth of 2024 imports translates to roughly $9,200 in yearly product demand from every person in the Middle Eastern country. That dollar metric outpaces the average $8,500 per capita one year earlier in 2023.
Israel’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Israel’s import purchases during 2024. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Israel.
- Electrical machinery, equipment: US$12.1 billion (13.2% of total imports)
- Machinery including computers: $10 billion (10.9%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $9.3 billion (10.2%)
- Vehicles: $8.9 billion (9.7%)
- Gems, precious metals: $4 billion (4.4%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $3.7 billion (4%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $3.6 billion (4%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $3.1 billion (3.4%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $2 billion (2.1%)
- Iron, steel: $1.9 billion (2.1%)
Israel’s top 10 imports approached two-thirds (64%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Items made from iron or steel posted the most modest decrease in value among Israel’s top 10 import categories, up by 22.4% from 2022 to 2023.
In second place were optical, technical and medical apparatus (up 5.3%) ahead of electrical machinery and equipment (up 5.1%).
Year over year, double-digit percentage decreases arose from Israel’s purchases of imported gems and precious metals via a -20.4% drop, iron and steel (down -16.8%) then mineral fuels including oil (down -13.8%).
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level. Information presented below is at the more granular 4-digit level.
Israel’s Top Electrical Product Imports
In 2024, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electrical products including consumer electronics.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$3.2 billion (up 5.4% from 2023)
- Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $1.7 billion (down -4%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $686.2 million (down -4.7%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $607.8 million (down -7%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $580.4 million (up 13.6%)
- Electric storage batteries: $552.7 million (up 13.9%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $508.1 million (up 19.3%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $497.5 million (down -12.4%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $367 million (up 2.4%)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $340.5 million (up 26.1%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of electric water heaters and hair dryers (up 26.1%), television receivers, monitors and projectors (up 19.3%) then electric storage batteries (up 13.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage changes within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electrical products among Israel’s businesses and consumers.
Israel’s Top Machinery Imports
In 2024, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$2.2 billion (up 17.9% from 2023)
- Turbo-jets: $954.3 million (down -19.3%)
- Refrigerators, freezers: $489.2 million (up 7%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $459.7 million (up 4.8%)
- Printing machinery: $436.3 million (down -0.6%)
- Machinery for making semi-conductors: $430.7 million (up 3%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $408.4 million (down -9.4%)
- Air conditioners: $405.2 million (up 11.9%)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $318.6 million (up 2.5%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $282.8 million (up 0.9%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of computers including optical readers (up 17.9%), air conditioners (up 11.9%) then refrigerators and freezers (up 7%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage changes within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery including computers among Israel’s businesses and consumers.
Israel’s Top Fuel Imports
In 2024, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.
- Crude oil: US$7 billion (down -16.2% from 2023)
- Processed petroleum oils: $1.5 billion (up 14.5%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $590 million (down -28.6%)
- Petroleum gases: $110.7 million (down -42.6%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $29.2 million (down -17.4%)
- Peat: $16.4 million (up 5.4%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $5.8 million (down -21.8%)
- Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $5.1 million (up 1.7%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $4.7 million (down -35.3%)
- Natural bitumen, asphalt, shale: $184,000 (down -53.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of processed petroleum oils (up 14.5%), peat (up 5.4%) then asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 1.7%) grew from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage changes within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels-related products among Israel’s businesses and consumers.
Israel’s Top Automotive Imports
In 2024, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$6.7 billion (up 1.8% from 2023)
- Trucks: $828.3 million (down -34.2%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $421.2 million (down -7.1%)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $400.6 million (up 4.9%)
- Motorcycles: $148.1 million (down -0.4%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $97.8 million (down -15.6%)
- Chassis fitted with engine: $93.1 million (down -33.9%)
- Trailers: $82.7 million (up 0.1%)
- Tractors: $58.3 million (down -27.7%)
- Baby carriages: $32.5 million (up 28.1%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of baby carriages (up 28.1%), automobile parts or accessories (up 4.9%) then cars (up 1.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Israel’s businesses and consumers.
See also Israel’s Top Trading Partners, Israel’s Top Trading Partners, Palestine’s Top 10 Exports, Lebanon’s Top 10 Exports and Diamond Imports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Middle East: Israel. Accessed on November 8, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 8, 2025
Wikipedia, Israel. Accessed on November 8, 2025
X-RATES.com, Exchange Rates. Accessed on November 8, 2025