Plate 06 · Trade
Israel: trade ties and where they stop
Each map shows how much of a country's goods trade is with Israel; the darker the country, the bigger the tie. Between 1995 and 2025 the number of countries doing at least a tenth of their trade with Israel went from 0 to 1.
Countries doing at least a tenth of their goods trade with Israel, 1995 to 2025 (of 174 and 208 with data). Peak: 2 in 2002.
Countries where Israel is the largest trading partner (EU counted as one bloc), 1995 to 2025.
Largest fall in share with Israel among economies with at least US$ 1 bn of trade: 1% to 0%.
Largest rise in share with Israel: 0% to 2%.
1995 → 2005 → 2015 → 2025
Reach, measured
Share of countries with data that do at least a tenth (10%) of their goods trade with each power. The Israel line is the story; the others give scale. Dashed lines mark the years mapped above.
Show the numbers behind the chart
| Year | Israel | Türkiye | UAE | India | Countries with data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 174 |
| 1996 | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 143 |
| 1997 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 178 |
| 1998 | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 180 |
| 1999 | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 157 |
| 2000 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 192 |
| 2001 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 188 |
| 2002 | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 193 |
| 2003 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 194 |
| 2004 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 191 |
| 2005 | 0.5% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 188 |
| 2006 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 193 |
| 2007 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 200 |
| 2008 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 198 |
| 2009 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 194 |
| 2010 | 0.5% | 1.5% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 198 |
| 2011 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 198 |
| 2012 | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 196 |
| 2013 | 0.5% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 198 |
| 2014 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 202 |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 9.5% | 200 |
| 2016 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10.2% | 196 |
| 2017 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 199 |
| 2018 | 0.5% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 195 |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 11.8% | 195 |
| 2020 | 0.5% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 200 |
| 2021 | 0.5% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 10.9% | 202 |
| 2022 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 201 |
| 2023 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 204 |
| 2024 | 0.5% | 2.0% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 203 |
| 2025 | 0.5% | 1.9% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 208 |
Who moved most, 1995 to 2025
Share of each country's goods trade that is with Israel. Economies with at least US$ 1 bn of goods trade in both years, 128 countries compared.
Biggest falls
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| South Africa | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Turkey | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Turkmenistan | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Kenya | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Russia | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Switzerland | 1% | 0% | −1 pts |
| Bulgaria | 1% | 0% | −0 pts |
Biggest rises
| Country | Then | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 0% | 2% | +2 pts |
| Cyprus | 2% | 4% | +2 pts |
| Paraguay | 0% | 1% | +1 pts |
| Ireland | 0% | 1% | +1 pts |
| Malta | 0% | 1% | +1 pts |
| Egypt | 1% | 2% | +0 pts |
| Greece | 1% | 1% | +0 pts |
| Vietnam | 0% | 0% | +0 pts |
What this plate does not show
Trade is a thin lens for Israel. Its reach also runs through diplomatic recognition, security cooperation and arms exports, none of which shows up in goods-trade shares.
Method, definitions and known gaps: how this is measured. Every figure on this page is computed from the IMF data when the site is built.