Israel and Argentina
Israel and Argentina have maintained diplomatic and community ties since 1949, shaped by historical memory and attacks. Agricultural, scientific and trade agreements accompany high-level political visits.
Analysis reviewed: 2026-10-08 · Indicators updated: 2026-10-08History and institutional framework
The profile recalls the Eichmann case crisis in 1960 and the attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992 and AMIA in 1994.
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, goods trade between Israel and Argentina totalled 448 million current USD.
Documented trade sectors
Within the selected chapters, electrical and electronic equipment stands out in shipments from Israel to Argentina, at 25.7 million USD in 2025.
Bilateral indicators
Blank cells: data unavailable.
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Goods trade | 447.96 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR |
| Goods: Israel to Argentina | 153.34 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR |
| Goods: Argentina to Israel | 294.62 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR |
| Services trade | ||
| Export share: Israel to Argentina | 0.261 % | 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR |
| Export share: Argentina to Israel | ||
| Investment stock: Israel in Argentina | ||
| Investment stock: Argentina in Israel |
Definitions and sources
Trade adds both directions. Shares refer to the country’s total goods exports; investment is an accumulated stock, not an annual flow. Every figure retains the currency and period of its source. BEA positions are historical-cost estimates based on the immediate counterpart, not market values or investment by ultimate owner. ‘More than’ indicates a lower bound, not an exact amount. A recorded stock does not establish new activity or authorisation to operate under sanctions.
- Goods trade
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR · Goods; full year; reporting country ISR. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Goods: Israel to Argentina
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR · Goods; full year; reporting country ISR. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Goods: Argentina to Israel
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR · Goods; full year; reporting country ISR. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Export share: Israel to Argentina
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / ISR · Goods share: ISR exports to the partner / exports by the same reporting country to the world, in the same year.
Country comparison
Period and source beside each figure · est. = estimate by the stated institution.
| Indicator | Israel | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP | 610.78 billion USD2025 · WB | 683.1 billion USD2025 · WB |
| GDP per capita | 60,336.85 USD2025 · WB | 14,898.09 USD2025 · WB |
| GDP growth | 2.93 %2025 · WB | 4.37 %2025 · WB |
| Policy interest rate | 3.25 %2026-09-01 · BoI | No single rate · BCRA |
| Inflation · annual average | 3.04 %Annual average · 2025 · WB | 41.9 %IMF est.Annual average · 2025 · IMF |
| Inflation · latest year-on-year figure | 1.5 %Year-on-year · Aug. 2026 · CBS Israel | 33.5 %Year-on-year · Aug. 2026 · INDEC |
| Unemployment | 3.49 %ILO est.2025 · WB | 7.15 %ILO est.2025 · WB |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | -5.2 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | -0.4 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Gross public debt (% of GDP) | 68.5 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | 80.3 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | 1.4 %2025 · WB | -1.11 %2025 · WB |
| Population | 10,122,8002025 · WB | 45,851,3782025 · WB |
| Area | 22,070 km²2023 · WB | 2,780,400 km²2023 · BM / FAO |
| Military expenditure | ||
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
Definitions, dates and sources
Blank cells are not zero. Average annual inflation and the latest year-on-year figure appear in separate rows: they are not the same measure. Every annual indicator retains its reference year; when the years differ, the figures are identified as not directly comparable. When a figure is unavailable from the World Bank, an annual IMF estimate is used and identified as such. The latest year-on-year figure is the latest official release verified as of 7 October 2026. This includes advance releases marked as provisional. Mexico may have a fortnightly figure before the full month is published; it is not automatically compared with a monthly figure. The publication date is retained in each source’s details; it does not replace the observation period or the annual average. Policy rates carry their own dates and represent different instruments. Spain and France share the ECB rate. Balances are positive for surpluses and negative for deficits. The IMF may use fiscal years; unemployment retains each source’s definition (ILO estimates, IMF WEO or PCBS), as stated in the details. For Palestine, debt and the fiscal balance cover central government and retain the PCBS definition; they are not presented as consolidated general government. These are economic magnitudes, not measures of relationship quality.
Area retains each source’s territorial coverage; it does not determine sovereignty or effective control. Canada uses an archived national geographic reference. Military expenditure retains the 2024 SIPRI sample distributed by the World Bank: the amount and percentage of GDP use that same definition, which differs from NATO’s. It is not an approved budget or a 2026 figure. Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military expenditure database · Terms of use0
Indicators reviewed: 2026-10-07. Each source retains its original access date; this review does not turn all the data into 2026 observations. Figures may be revised.
- Nominal GDP
- Current USDIsrael: 2025 · World BankArgentina: 2025 · World Bank
- GDP per capita
- Current USD per personIsrael: 2025 · World BankArgentina: 2025 · World Bank
- GDP growth
- Annual real change (%)Israel: 2025 · World BankArgentina: 2025 · World Bank
- Policy interest rate
- Central bank instrument (%)Israel: 2026-09-01 · Bank of Israel official interest rate · Bank of Israel · Published: 2026-09-01 · Monetary Committee decision of 1 September 2026; next decision announced for 21 October.Argentina: The BCRA abandoned the concept of a single monetary-policy rate under the new monetary-aggregates framework. It is not replaced with TAMAR, BADLAR, court interest rates or the last historical rate. · Central Bank of the Argentine Republic
- Inflation · annual average
- Average annual change in headline CPI (%)Israel: 2025 · Annual average change in CPI (%) · World BankArgentina: 2025 · Annual average change in headline CPI (%) · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est. · WEO estimate; not the year-on-year change for December or August 2026. · Alternative official source; verified 2026-10-07
- Inflation · latest year-on-year figure
- Headline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency statedIsrael: 2026-08 · Change in headline CPI against the same month of the previous year (%) · Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics · Published: 2026-09-15 · Column relative to August 2025: 1.5%. Not the monthly increase (0.7%) or cumulative increase since December 2025 (2.1%).Argentina: 2026-08 · Change in headline CPI from the same month of the previous year (%) · Argentina INDEC · Published: 2026-09-10 · Original INDEC national report; replaces the previous link to its social-media publication without changing the value. Not the monthly change (1.7%) or cumulative change (21.3%).
- Unemployment
- % of the labour force; definition used by the stated institutionIsrael: 2025 · World Bank · ILO est.Argentina: 2025 · World Bank · ILO est.
- Budget balance
- General government (% of GDP)Israel: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.Argentina: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.
- Gross public debt
- General government (% of GDP)Israel: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.Argentina: 2025 · IMF — World Economic Outlook · IMF est.
- Current account balance
- % of GDPIsrael: 2025 · World BankArgentina: 2025 · World Bank
- Population
- PeopleIsrael: 2025 · World BankArgentina: 2025 · World Bank
- Area
- Total area in km²; territorial coverage of the sourceIsrael: 2023 · Area according to the series' coverage; does not determine sovereignty or effective control · World BankArgentina: 2023 · Total area, including inland waters; source's territorial coverage · World Bank · FAO
- Military expenditure
- Current USD per year; SIPRI series
- Military expenditure (% of GDP)
- Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition
Other data specific to this relationship
What they buy and sell
Documented selection, not an exhaustive list. Cells without a figure do not mean zero value; some products are identified without a verified amount.
Israel to Argentina
| Product or sector | Value / share |
|---|---|
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 25.7 M USD2025 · Source |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | 23.7 M USD2025 · Source |
| Pharmaceutical products | 17.7 M USD2025 · Source |
| Mineral fuels and oils | 0.445 M USD2025 · Source |
| Vehicles and components | 0.042 M USD2025 · Source |
Argentina to Israel
| Product or sector | Value / share |
|---|---|
| Meat and edible offal | 250.5 M USD2025 · Source |
| Pharmaceutical products | 0.525 M USD2025 · Source |
| Dairy products, eggs and honey | 0.238 M USD2025 · Source |
| Vehicles and components | 0.118 M USD2025 · Source |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | 0.095 M USD2025 · Source |
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 0.046 M USD2025 · Source |
How trade has changed
Millions of current USD · full calendar years
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| Period | Total | Israel to Argentina | Argentina to Israel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 326 | 137.1 | 189 |
| 2022 | 436.6 | 179.8 | 256.8 |
| 2023 | 629 | 166.3 | 462.7 |
| 2024 | 462.5 | 168.1 | 294.4 |
| 2025 | 448 | 153.3 | 294.6 |
Connections between people
Contacts between people and relations between governments are distinct dimensions. Published counts appear in the table with their date and definition; a resident community is not inferred from trade or diplomatic representation. [1]
Residents, study and travel
Blank cells: data unavailable. Each measure retains its definition and period.
| Indicator | Value | Period / source |
|---|---|---|
| Residents from Israel living in Argentina | ||
| Residents from Argentina living in Israel | ||
| Study and training: Israel in Argentina | ||
| Study and training: Argentina in Israel | ||
| Academic stays: Israel in Argentina | ||
| Academic stays: Argentina in Israel | ||
| Travel: Israel to Argentina | ||
| Travel: Argentina to Israel |
What each figure measures
Residents are counted by nationality and the coverage of the stated register, not as people born in the other country or as new arrivals in one year. PERE includes dual nationals and people born outside Spain. Study with OPT and stays carrying academic credit are different measures. Travel may include several visits by the same person; FRONTUR arrivals require an overnight stay, whereas the Canadian survey includes day visits. These figures are neither added together nor automatically compared across directions.
Mobility data added or reviewed: 2026-10-07. Reference periods may be earlier.
Underlying ties
History, institutions and long-standing issues.
History and institutional framework
The profile recalls the Eichmann case crisis in 1960 and the attacks against the Israeli embassy in 1992 and AMIA in 1994. Its chronology includes agricultural cooperation in 2006, Israel's agreement with Mercosur signed in 2007 and application for Argentina in 2011. [1]
The scale of both economies
Nominal GDP for Israel is 610.8 billion USD (2025), compared with 683.1 for Argentina (2025). The reference populations are 10.12 and 45.85 million, respectively. In the same year, the economy of Israel was 0.894 times that of Argentina in nominal GDP. The comparison provides context on market size, but does not, on its own, measure influence, well-being or diplomatic closeness. Estimates and their sources retain their labels in the tables. [5] [6]
Recent developments
Recent developments and latest available data · Review: 2026-10-08
Cooperation and bilateral issues
It records film instruments from 2014 and science instruments from 2019, and visits by Netanyahu, Fernández and Milei. Milei's stated intention in February 2024 concerning an embassy move is not presented as a completed move. The account retains historical dates without asserting the subsequent status of judicial investigations. [1]
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, merchandise trade between the two countries (Israel and Argentina) totalled 448 million current USD. Shipments from the first to the second were 153.3 million; those in the opposite direction, 294.6 million. The difference between the two flows was 141.3 million, in favour of Argentina. This is a goods balance, not the total balance of the economic relationship: it excludes services, income and transfers. Both directions come from a single customs reporter to avoid adding mirror records. [2]
The partner's share of exports
Sales from Israel to the partner represented 0.261% of its worldwide goods exports in 2025. The share compares the same reporter, year and coverage. It measures export concentration, not the percentage of GDP dependent on this relationship. A partner may be important in a specific sector even if its share of total goods trade is small. [2]
Five years of trade trends
The consistent series shows 326 million USD in 2021 and 448 million in 2025. The change between the two endpoints was +37.4 % in current dollars. The highest annual value in the period was recorded in 2023, at 629 million. The chart allows the two directions to be compared to see whether they moved together or differently. The change combines quantities, prices and exchange rates; it is not automatically attributed to a treaty, a visit or a political decision. The same reporter is retained and missing years are not interpolated. [3]
Documented trade sectors
Within the selected chapters, electrical and electronic equipment stands out in shipments from Israel to Argentina, at 25.7 million USD in 2025. Within the selected chapters, meat and edible offal stands out in shipments from Argentina to Israel, at 250.5 million USD in 2025. The table compares eight selected chapters with the same coverage as the trade total. It is not a complete list or proof that the first item in this selection is the leading product across the entire relationship. A chapter groups numerous goods: machinery and components, for example, do not describe a single business transaction. [4]
Sources and data
Periods and scope of the figures
Institutional sources and periods accompany each figure. Annual trade, investment positions, residents and visits are distinct measures. Empty cells do not mean zero. Statements of intent are not presented as project implementation or treaties in force.
- Bilateral relations — ISR-ARG
embassies.gov.il · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Annual TOTAL X/M; 2025; reporter 376; partners 0,528,300,764,398,40,8,32,31,120,152,191,196,246,268,320,340,404,524,566,604,620,642,702,703,858,704,170,233,231,266,591,882,762,776
UN Comtrade / ISR · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Trade series 2021–2025
UN Comtrade / ISR · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record
UN Comtrade; reporting countries IRL, ISR · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Official statistics
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
- Official statistics
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
Additional sources on products and human connections
- UN Comtrade; reporters IRL, ISR
2026-10-08 · Accessed: 2026-10-08 · Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record.