Taxes on international trade in Israel
Israel: Taxes on international trade was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Israel, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Israel is 0.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Israel peaked at 20.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
That places Israel 133rd out of 154 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.
Taxes on international trade in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.0% | — |
| 1973 | 15.8% | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | -50.5% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | -31.1% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +36.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -35.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +40.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -40.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 3.6% | 20.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 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 taxes on international trade in Israel?
- Taxes on international trade in Israel was 0.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for taxes on international trade?
- Israel ranks 133rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.