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Solomon Islands

Capital: HoniaraRegion: East Asia & PacificIncome: Lower middle income
GDP
$2.05B
2026
Population
819,198
2024
GDP per Capita
$3K
2026
Life Expectancy
70.5 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$2.05B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.8%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$3K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$2.27B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$3K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026
GNI (Current USD)$1.59B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$2K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$3K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)23.4%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)46.9%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)29.7%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)26.2%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)81.9%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)19.5%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)1.2%2024
GDP Deflator (%)3.1%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$4K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)10.1%2024
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$2K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)16.9%2020
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-30.2%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)18.4%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)18.40%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$370.2M2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.7%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)25.1%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.1%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.4%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)4.3%2024
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.2%2021
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.4%2023
Government Debt (% of GDP)16.4%2022
Government Revenue (% of GDP)24.6%2022
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)22.1%2022
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)19.0%2022
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)27.6%2022
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)4.0%2022
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$688.2M2023
Total Reserves (months of imports)8.92023
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)8.452024
Broad Money (% of GDP)47.8%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)111.4%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)70.8%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$642.6M2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.12B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$507.0M2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$739.0M2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.1%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)3.3%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$33.0M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$95.2M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)6.0%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.2%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-66.2M2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)33.8%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$596.1M2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.6%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$177.6M2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$52.6M2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)15.9%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)36.3%2024
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)33.7%2024
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)13.9%2023
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)9.4%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population819,1982024
Population Growth (%)2.4%2024
Population Density (per km²)292023
Surface Area (sq km)28,9002023
Land Area (sq km)27,9902023
Urban Population (%)30.7%2024
Urban Population (total)251,1802024
Rural Population (%)69.3%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth70.5 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male69.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female72.0 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.62023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)26.92023
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.12023
Net Migration1,6312025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)37.0%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)59.4%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.6%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)68.4%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)185.52023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)146.62023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force448,5022025
Labor Force Participation (%)84.3%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)82.3%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)86.2%2025
Unemployment (%)1.4%2025
Female Unemployment (%)1.4%2025
Male Unemployment (%)1.4%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)2.8%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)42.5%2025
Employment in Industry (%)7.6%2025
Employment in Services (%)50.0%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)68.7%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)30.1%2025
Employers (% of total employment)1.3%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)48.0%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)8.3%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)25.2%2024
Primary School Enrollment (%)81.8%2024
Primary Completion Rate (%)70.5%2024
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)57.8%2023
Out-of-School Children, Primary36,4402024
Out-of-School Girls, Primary18,0482024
Primary School Teachers5,3272024
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary252018

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.4%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1112023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.4%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)3.2%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.22023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.02023
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)20.62023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)18.82023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)22.22023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)23.4%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)66.8%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.8%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)78.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)87.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.102024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1232024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)54.4%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)19.4%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)19.62021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.42020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Renewable Electricity Output (%)6.6%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)50.1%2022
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)8.7%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)14.02020
Forest Area (%)90.1%2023
Forest Area (sq km)25,2082023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.2%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.1%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)71.6%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)34.6%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)3.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,9012023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.52022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)108.02022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.72022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1,4482023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)0.02023

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)42.5%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.12022
Secure Internet Servers (per million)80.62024
Scientific Journal Articles112022
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.9%2024

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried157,4182023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)9.12023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)128,0362019
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.802022
Electricity from Oil (%)93.4%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)6.0%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)20.4%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)107.9%2018
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)50.42023

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-0.132023
Government Effectiveness-0.732023
Regulatory Quality-0.782023
Voice & Accountability0.342023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)50.5%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)25.0%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)43.4%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)60.7%2023

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.422020
Human Capital Index, Female0.432020
Human Capital Index, Male0.412020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School4.7 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals4,4002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$7.0M2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$30.9M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.6%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$1.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Slums (% of urban)1.9%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)1.4%2024