Israel has a strong economy, led by an export-oriented high-tech sector and a spirit of innovation that attracts interest from U.S. companies looking for investment, acquisition, and partnership opportunities. The market is primed for imports from U.S. manufacturers of high-end equipment with technological advantages over competition and for U.S. components that can be integrated into Israeli systems, either for domestic use or for re-export.
In 2024, Israel imported $90,979 billion worth of goods from the world. The top five imports were: raw materials (44%); consumer goods (27%); investments goods (16%); fuels (10%); and diamonds (3%).
Services represent a significant portion of Israel’s total foreign trade. In 2023, Israel imports of services totaled $44.3 billion, representing 32% of total trade in goods & services.
The current scope of infrastructure investment in Israel is lower than comparable countries around the world. To address this gap, the Israeli government is planning large scale infrastructure projects across almost all industries, and publishes the multi-year Infrastructure for Growth workplan, a national infrastructure strategy consolidating all projects valued at more than 100 million shekels (~$30 million) that are either in progress, budgeted or approved by the government. The 2025 workplan includes 270 projects, valued at $142 billion in total, across many industries including several projects in the environmental sector. A significant portion of the projects will be implemented via a public-private partnership (PPP) model. For information about PPP projects and tenders, visit the Israel Ministry of Finance’s Infrastructures and Projects Division website.