Israel

Imports: CIF, by origin

Exports: FOB, by sale

Trade System: Special

Overview:
From 2007 to 2011, Israel's exports increased on average by 5.8 percent each year and reached its peak of 67.8 bln US$ in 2011 (see table 1
and graph 1). Similarly, imports increased on average by 6.8 percent each year and reached 73.5 bln US$ (see table 2 and graph 1). This
resulted in a trade deficit of 5.7 bln US$ in 2011, much higher than the 0.8 bln US$ deficit in 2010 (see graph 1). By MDG regions, trade with
Developed North America recorded a surplus of 11.1 bln US$ (see graph 2). However, trade recorded a deficit amounting to 9.8 bln US$ with
Developed Europe. Israel's trade was diversified across partners: in 2011, 17 (respectively 14) major partners accounted for 80 percent of
exports (respectively imports) (see graph 3).

Graph 1: Total imports, exports and trade balance

(Bln US$ by year)
Exports

80

Imports

Table 1: Exports by SITC sections

Trade Balance

(Value in million US$, growth and shares in percentage)

SITC
Total
0+1
2+4
3
5
6
7
8
9

60
40
20
0
20

2011

67 796.3
1 960.3
1 180.7
658.7
18 738.0
24 345.6
15 113.4
5 599.8
200.0

Avg. Growth rates (%)

2007-2011 2010-2011

5.8
8.0
13.8
68.3
23.2
3.3
18.0
9.2
-62.9

2011
share

16.1
11.5
6.9
30.3
19.1
22.9
3.1
18.7
43.9

100.0
2.9
1.7
1.0
27.6
35.9
22.3
8.3
0.3

40
60

11

10

Table 2: Imports by SITC sections

(Value in million US$, growth and shares in percentage)

20

09

20

08

20

07

20

06

20

05

20

04

20

03

20

02

20

01

20

00

20

99

20

98

19

19

19

97

80

Exports Profile:
In 2011, exports were composed of 35.9 percent of manufactured goods classified
chiefly by material (SITC section 6), 27.6 percent of chemicals and related products,
n.e.s. (SITC section 5) and 22.3 percent of machinery and transport equipment (SITC
section 7) (see table 1). In addition to the USA, other major partners for exports in
2011 included China, Hong Kong SAR and Belgium (see table 4). Exports to these
countries were in majority manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (SITC
section 6). From 2009 to 2011, top commodities for exports were diamonds, whether
or not worked, but not mounted or set (HS code 7102), medicaments (excluding goods
of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) (HS code 3004) and electronic integrated circuits
(HS code 8542) (see table 3).

SITC
Total
0+1
2+4
3
5
6
7
8
9

2011

73 526.1
4 732.6
1 685.3
13 635.9
7 885.0
18 053.5
21 147.9
6 010.8
374.9

Avg. Growth rates (%)

2007-2011 2010-2011

6.8
12.9
6.6
11.2
6.8
2.8
7.0
6.7
-5.3

2011
share

24.2
23.9
15.1
30.6
16.6
24.8
26.3
16.7
10.7

100.0
6.4
2.3
18.5
10.7
24.6
28.8
8.2
0.5

Table 3: Top 10 export commodities 2009 to 2011

(Value in million US$)
HS
code

4-digit heading of Harmonized System 2007

All Commodities............................................................................................................
7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set.........................................
3004 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06)..............................
8542 Electronic integrated circuits.........................................................................................
3824 Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores..............................................................
8517 Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy............................................
8803 Parts of goods of heading 88.01 or 88.02.....................................................................
3105 Mineral or chemical fertilisers......................................................................................
3003 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06)..............................
9018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary...............
9031 Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines...................................

2009

Value (million US$)

2010
2011

47 934.6
11 597.9
4 257.3
3 596.9
1 955.3
2 183.0
1 661.6
1 004.3
166.3
867.0
583.5

Source: UN Comtrade

58 413.0
16 401.5
5 343.1
2 358.9
2 315.3
2 206.0
1 499.5
1 535.4
963.0
957.0
1 018.4

67 796.3
20 656.2
4 891.8
1 787.1
3 409.4
2 190.2
1 753.6
1 798.9
1 987.9
1 112.7
1 251.6

Unit value
2009 2010 2011
Unit

1.7 1.8 1.2

US$/kg

SITC
code
667
542
776
598
764
792
562
542
872
874

Israel
Graph 2: Trade Balance by MDG Regions in 2011

Graph 3: Partner concentration of trade in 2011

(Bln US$)

(Cumulative share by ranked partners)

Developed AsiaPacific

Imports
(Herfindahl Index = 0.074)

Developed Europe

Exports
(Herfindahl Index = 0.105)

Top
partner

Developed N. America

Top
partner

Southeastern Europe
5 th

5 th

10 th

10 th

15 th

15 th

20 th

20 th

25 th

25 th

CIS
Northern Africa
SubSaharan Africa
Latin Am, Caribbean
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Southeastern Asia

Table 4: Exports by principal countries and SITC sections in 2011

(Value in million US$, percentages of country total)
Country
World...............................
USA..................................
China, Hong Kong SAR....
Belgium............................
United Kingdom...............
India.................................
China................................
Areas, nes........................
Netherlands.....................
Germany..........................
Turkey..............................

Total

0+1 2+4

67 796.3 2.9
19 433.1 1.2
5 338.9 0.1
3 767.4 2.0
3 424.7 4.6
3 036.4 0.2
2 718.2 1.3
2 612.4 0.0
2 160.5 12.1
1 948.9 4.9
1 855.7 1.0

Shares by SITC sections (%)

5
6
7
8

1.7 1.0 27.6 35.9

0.5 0.0 26.8 46.7
0.1 0.0 0.5 91.5
2.2 0.0 9.5 78.2
1.0 2.3 59.4 13.3
2.8 0.0 21.1 52.5
3.3 0.0 28.8 19.0
0.0 21.0 0.1 5.4
6.6 0.1 45.6 3.0
3.2 0.0 18.3 15.3
8.2 0.2 71.2 8.4

22.3 8.3
15.6 9.2
5.3 2.6
4.8 3.3
11.5 8.0
18.3 5.2
42.0 5.6
70.4 3.0
26.6 5.0
36.6 21.4
6.9 3.9

Total

0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
...
...
1.0
0.2
0.3

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

0%
10

80

60

40

%
20

0%

%
20

40

60

80

10

0%

12

10

0
1

Oceania

Western Asia

Imports Profile:
Machinery and transport equipment (SITC
section 7), manufactured goods classified
chiefly by material (SITC section 6) and
mineral fuels, lubricants and related
materials (SITC section 3) accounted
respectively for 28.8, 24.6 and 18.5 percent
of imported goods in 2011 (see table 2).
During the last three years, top imported
products were diamonds, whether or not
worked, but not mounted or set (HS code
7102), petroleum oils and oils obtained from
bituminous minerals, crude (HS code 2709)
and motor cars and other motor vehicles
principally designed for the transport (HS
code 8703) (see table 5).

Table 5: Top 10 import commodities 2009 to 2011

(Value in million US$)
HS
code

4-digit heading of Harmonized System 2007

All Commodities............................................................................................................
7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set.........................................
2709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude.............................
8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport...............
2710 Petroleum oils, other than crude...................................................................................
8517 Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy............................................
2701 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal....................
3004 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06)..............................
8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof..............................................
8542 Electronic integrated circuits.........................................................................................
8486 Machines and apparatus used for the manufacture of semiconductor devices...........

2009

Value (million US$)

2010
2011

47 362.7
5 317.8
5 119.8
2 444.7
1 395.8
1 203.1
1 153.6
1 147.1
959.0
774.0
177.1

Source: UN Comtrade

59 193.9
8 392.2
6 675.8
3 056.6
1 946.8
1 239.2
1 225.7
1 186.2
1 204.5
1 134.3
169.8

Unit value
2009 2010 2011
Unit

73 526.1
10 773.0
8 645.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 US$/kg
3 360.1 13.7 14.1 14.9 thsd US$/unit
2 985.2
1 841.3
1 573.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 US$/kg
1 327.6
1 307.8
1 407.6
1 608.9

SITC
code
667
333
781
334
764
321
542
752
776
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