1973–2026
Israel
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: Did not take part
- 1957: Did not take part
- 1958: Did not take part
- 1959: Did not take part
- 1960: Did not take part
- 1961: Did not take part
- 1962: Did not take part
- 1963: Did not take part
- 1964: Did not take part
- 1965: Did not take part
- 1966: Did not take part
- 1967: Did not take part
- 1968: Did not take part
- 1969: Did not take part
- 1970: Did not take part
- 1971: Did not take part
- 1972: Did not take part
- 1973: Finished 4 of 17
- 1974: Finished 7 of 17
- 1975: Finished 11 of 19
- 1976: Finished 6 of 18
- 1977: Finished 11 of 18
- 1978: Won
- 1979: Won
- 1980: Did not take part
- 1981: Finished 7 of 20
- 1982: Finished 2
- 1983: Finished 2
- 1984: Did not take part
- 1985: Finished 5 of 19
- 1986: Finished 19 of 20
- 1987: Finished 8 of 22
- 1988: Finished 7 of 21
- 1989: Finished 12 of 22
- 1990: Finished 18 of 22
- 1991: Finished 3
- 1992: Finished 6 of 23
- 1993: Finished 24 of 25
- 1994: Did not take part
- 1995: Finished 8 of 23
- 1996: Did not qualify
- 1997: Did not take part
- 1998: Won
- 1999: Finished 5 of 23
- 2000: Finished 22 of 24
- 2001: Finished 16 of 23
- 2002: Finished 12 of 24
- 2003: Finished 19 of 26
- 2004: Did not qualify
- 2005: Finished 4 of 24
- 2006: Finished 23 of 24
- 2007: Did not qualify
- 2008: Finished 9 of 25
- 2009: Finished 16 of 25
- 2010: Finished 14 of 25
- 2011: Did not qualify
- 2012: Did not qualify
- 2013: Did not qualify
- 2014: Did not qualify
- 2015: Finished 9 of 27
- 2016: Finished 14 of 26
- 2017: Finished 23 of 26
- 2018: Won
- 2019: Finished 23 of 26
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Finished 17 of 26
- 2022: Did not qualify
- 2023: Finished 3
- 2024: Finished 5 of 26
- 2025: Finished 2
- 2026: Finished 2
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of Israel
- 🇫🇷 France 53%
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 51%
- 🇦🇩 Andorra 42%
- 🇲🇨 Monaco 41%
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 40%
Israel’s favourites
- 🇷🇺 Russia 59%
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine 54%
- 🇦🇲 Armenia 44%
- 🇦🇺 Australia 44%
- 🇷🇴 Romania 44%
Least impressed
- 🇪🇪 Estonia 12%
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia 13%
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14%
- 🇱🇻 Latvia 17%
- 🇮🇸 Iceland 17%