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ILS Currency Demographics

The primary country using the Israeli Shekel is Israel.

Note: Also used by the Palestinian Authority.

The currency code for the Israeli Shekel is "ILS". The ISO 4217 number for this currency is 376. The currency symbol for the Shekel is "₪".

There are approximately 9,402,617 people around the world who use the Israeli Shekel.

9,402,617 user population

ILS Exchange Rates

1 Israeli Shekel equals:

Australian Dollar

$0.45

Inverse: ₪2.23
Euro

€0.27

Inverse: ₪3.69
British Pound

£0.23

Inverse: ₪4.42
Indian Rupee

₹24.66

Inverse: ₪0.041
Japanese Yen

Â¥42.75

Inverse: ₪0.023
US Dollar

$0.28

Inverse: ₪3.55

† Rates last updated at 2 hours ago

‡ Rates are the interbank rate and are only available on large transactions

ILS Currency Facts

ILS Details

ISO 4217 CodeILS
ISO 4217 Number376
Unit NameShekel
Symbol₪
Currency NicknamesN.a.

ILS Denominations

Minor Unit Nameagora
Minor Unit Symbol N.a.
Minor Units2
Frequently Used banknotes₪20, ₪50, ₪100, ₪200
Rarely Used BanknotesN.a.
Frequently Used Coins₪0, ₪2, ₪5, ₪10
Rarely Used CoinsN.a.

ILS Issuance

Central BankBank of Israel
Central Bank Websitehttps://www.boi.org.il/

World Bank Statistics

Estimated User Population9,402,617 people
Population RankN.a.
ILS Inflation RateN.a.
Inflation RankN.a.

† Population and Inflation rate as based on data from the World Bank.

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2025 ILS Currency Holidays

Name Date
Purim Friday, March 14, 2025
Independence Day Thursday, May 1, 2025
Pentecost Monday, June 2, 2025
Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 22, 2025
Rosh Hashanah Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Yom Kippur Thursday, October 2, 2025
Festival of Tabernacles Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Simchat Torah Tuesday, October 14, 2025

ILS Currency History

The Israeli Shekel was created in January 1986. The table below shows the history of currencies that ultimately became the Israeli Shekel.

Currency Active Replaced By
Israeli shekel (ILR) February 1980 to December 1985 ILS
Israeli lira (ILP) January 1948 to February 1980 ILR