Trade, energy and the shekel
Israel exported USD 61.7 billion in goods in 2024 - but services (software, cybersecurity, cloud, R&D) account for closer to 55 to 60 percent of total external sales. The United States is the largest single partner. Gas finds at Tamar (2013) and Leviathan (2019) have turned Israel into a net energy exporter, with a 15-year USD 35 billion gas-supply deal with Egypt agreed in 2025. The Bank of Israel runs the New Israeli Shekel, in place since 1985.
