Year over year, Israeli spending on imported products rose by 3.9% starting from $91.9 billion during 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Israeli shekel appreciated by 6.6% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. Israel’s stronger local currency makes its imports paid for in weaker US dollars relatively less expensive when converted starting from the Israeli shekel.
Israel’s Best International Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 69.1% of products imported into Israel was supplied by exporters in: mainland China (24.7% of the Israeli total), United States of America (11.9%), Germany (7%), Italy (4.8%), South Korea (3%), France (2.9%), Russia (2.8%), India (2.62%), United Kingdom (2.52%), Türkiye (2.51%), Spain (2.3%) and Taiwan (2.1%).
Applying a continental lens, 38.3% of Israel’s total imports by value in 2025 were purchased from countries in Asia. In second place were trade partners in Europe fulfilling 35.4% of Israeli import purchases.
Another 18.4% worth of goods originated from North America.
Smaller percentages were furnished by exporters in Latin America (3.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (2.9%) and Oceania (1.5%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Given Israel’s population of 10.1 million people, its total US$95.5 billion worth of 2025 imports translates to roughly $9,450 in yearly product demand from every person in the Middle Eastern country. That dollar metric outpaces the average $9,200 per capita one year earlier in 2024.
Israel’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Israel’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Israel.
- Electrical machinery, equipment: US$12.8 billion (13.4% of total imports)
- Machinery including computers: $11.5 billion (12%)
- Vehicles: $8.4 billion (8.8%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $7.9 billion (8.3%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $4.1 billion (4.3%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $4 billion (4.2%)
- Gems, precious metals: $3.5 billion (3.7%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $3.2 billion (3.4%)
- Iron, steel: $2.6 billion (2.7%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $1.9 billion (1.9%)
Israel’s top 10 imports approached two-thirds (62.6%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
The metals iron and steel posted the most modest decrease in value among Israel’s top 10 import categories, up by 31.7% from 2022 to 2024.
In second place were machinery including computers (up 14.9%) ahead of pharmaceuticals (up 11.8%) then optical, technical and medical apparatus (up 8.8%).
Year over year, double-digit percentage decreases arose from Israel’s purchases of imported mineral fuels including oil via a -15.4% drop as well as gems and precious metals (down -12.8%).
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 2025, 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 1.5% from 2024)
- Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $2.1 billion (up 23.3%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $892.8 million (up 30.1%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $741.4 million (up 22%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $639.6 million (up 10.2%)
- Electric storage batteries: $501.3 million (down -9.3%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $469.7 million (down -7.6%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $381.7 million (down -23.3%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $379.3 million (up 3.3%)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $345.3 million (up 1.4%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of insulated wire or cable (up 30.1%), integrated circuits and microassemblies (up 23.3%) then electrical converters or power units (up 22%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
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 2025, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$2.7 billion (up 20.9% from 2024)
- Turbo-jets: $1.2 billion (up 24.8%)
- Refrigerators, freezers: $534.7 million (up 9.3%)
- Machinery for making semi-conductors: $472.5 million (up 9.7%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $452.2 million (down -1.6%)
- Air conditioners: $437.5 million (up 8%)
- Printing machinery: $432.4 million (down -0.9%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $409.7 million (up 0.3%)
- Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers): $363.4 million (up 86.4%)
- Lifting/loading machinery: $346.5 million (up 28.3%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of heavy machinery such as bulldozers, excavators and road rollers (up 86.4%), lifting or loading machinery (up 28.3%) then turbo-jets (up 24.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
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 Automotive Imports
In 2025, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$5.5 billion (down -18% from 2024)
- Trucks: $1.4 billion (up 72.6%)
- Automobile parts/accessories: $423.9 million (up 5.8%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $356.7 million (down -15.3%)
- Motorcycles: $166.9 million (up 12.7%)
- Trailers: $107.1 million (up 29.4%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $104.4 million (up 6.8%)
- Chassis fitted with engine: $76.1 million (down -18.2%)
- Tractors: $75.1 million (up 28.8%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $37.4 million (up 20.7%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of trucks (up 72.6%), trailers (up 29.4%) then tractors (up 28.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
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.
Israel’s Top Fuel Imports
In 2025, Israeli importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.
- Crude oil: US$5.8 billion (down -17.9% from 2024)
- Processed petroleum oils: $1.6 billion (up 0.4%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $343.3 million (down -41.8%)
- Petroleum gases: $170.5 million (up 54.1%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $28.4 million (down -2.9%)
- Peat: $20.2 million (up 23.1%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $7.6 million (up 31.3%)
- Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $6.6 million (up 28.6%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $4.1 million (down -12.8%)
- Distilled tar: $119,000 (down -30.8%)
Among these import subcategories, Israel’s purchases of petroleum gases (up 54.1%), petroleum jelly or mineral waxes (up 31.3%) then asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 28.6%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
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.
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 August 28, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 28, 2026
Wikipedia, Israel. Accessed on August 28, 2026
X-RATES.com, Exchange Rates. Accessed on August 28, 2026