Foreign Exchange Reserves at the Bank of Israel, October 2026

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Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of October 2026 stood at $237,773 million, an increase of $775 million from their level at the end of the previous month. The level of the reserves relative to GDP was 34.3 percent (Figure 1).

 

The increase was mainly the result of a revaluation[1] of the reserves totaling approximately $1,755 million.

This increase was partly offset by the government’s foreign exchange activities totaling about $965 million.

 

a Includes Bank of Israel payments and receipts in foreign currency.

 

 

Figure 1

Level of foreign exchange reserves, and their ratio to GDP, 2008–2026