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Israel’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Fall at the End of 2025

Israel's foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.941 billion to $229.484 billion in December 2025, mainly due to government activity.

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Jerusalem, 7 January, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Bank of Israel reported that Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of December 2025 stood at $229.484 billion, a decline of $1.941 billion from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 39.4%.

The decline, said the Bank, was mainly explained by foreign exchange activity by the government totaling about $3.483 billion. This decline was partly offset by a revaluation of the reserves totaling approximately $1.509 billion.

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