Israel’s current foreign exchange reserves are extremely satisfactory. According to a recent press release from the Bank of Israel, they account for 41.00% of Israel’s gross domestic product.
“Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of August 2025 stood at $230,321 million, an increase of $3,553 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 41.0 percent”, wrote the Bank of Israel
To put this into perspective, the average foreign exchange reserve of EU countries is approximately 6% of their GDP. The average OCD is around 20%.
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However, there are significant regional differences that distort the average figures. For example, Japan (2024) has a foreign exchange reserve of 32% and Switzerland a foreign exchange reserve of 125%.
Israel is in a very good macroeconomic position.