Israel Balança Comercial

Israel’s trade deficit widened to USD 2.58 billion in January 2025 from USD 1.85 billion a year earlier, as imports grew at a significantly faster pace than exports. Imports surged 12.2% year-on-year to USD 7.37 billion, driven by higher purchases of fuels (+43.7%), investment goods (+5.4%), raw materials (+14.2%), and consumer goods (+11.9%). Meanwhile, exports rose just 1.5% to USD 4.79 billion, supported by increased sales in agriculture, forestry & fishing (+44.6%) and manufacturing, mining & quarrying, excluding diamonds (+1.8%).