Customs and other import duties in Israel
Israel: Customs and other import duties was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Israel, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.4% for customs and other import duties in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Israel peaked at 27.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Israel 130th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.2% | — |
| 1973 | 27.3% | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 25.0% | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | -42.9% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -32.8% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -35.8% |
| 1979 | 5.4% | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 5.4% | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -21.2% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -40.1% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -32.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -40.9% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 5.4% | 27.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 1.7% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Israel?
- Customs and other import duties in Israel was 0.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for customs and other import duties?
- Israel ranks 130th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.