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Solomon Islands

SLBEast Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Honiara
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64/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$2
2027▲ 6.4%
Population
819,198
2024▲ 2.4%
GDP per Capita
$2,635
2027▲ 4.5%
Life Expectancy
70.5 years
2023▲ 0.2%
Solomon Islands in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Solomon Islands· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands's GDP is $2.05B (2026), with a population of 819,198, and GDP per capita of $2,522. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.8%, inflation at 3.7%, government debt at 25.1% of GDP, life expectancy of 70.5 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

The economy is projected to see a GDP growth rate of 2.8% in 2026, with a total GDP of $2.051 billion. The GDP per capita is expected to be $2,522.482 in the same year. Inflation is anticipated to be 3.7%, while trade as a percentage of GDP was 111.35% in 2024. The unemployment rate is projected to be 1.431% in 2025. The society has a population of approximately 819,198 in 2024, with a life expectancy of 70.528 years as of 2023. The capital city is Honiara.

▶Economy29 indicators · 2020–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$22027▲ 6.4%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.9%2027▲ 3.6%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$2,6352027▲ 4.5%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$22027▲ 4.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$2,8642027▲ 2.8%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$1.59B2024▲ 3.5%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$1,9102024▼ 3.5%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$2,6802024▲ 1.5%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)23.4%2024▲ 8.8%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)46.9%2024▼ 2.2%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)29.7%2024▼ 2.6%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)26.2%2024▼ 5.9%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)81.9%2024▲ 6.3%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)19.5%2024▼ 8.3%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)1.2%2024▼ 78.4%WB
GDP Deflator (%)3.1%2024▲ 20.6%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$4,4952024▼ 0.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)10.1%2024▼ 0.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1,9742021▲ 2.2%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)16.9%2020—WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-30.2%2024▼ 5.6%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)18.4%2021▼ 4.2%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)18.40%2021▼ 4.2%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$370.2M2024▲ 14.4%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)3.3%2027▼ 10.8%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)26.6%2027▲ 6.0%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.0%2027▲ 3.2%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.4%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)4.3%2024▼ 26.6%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)5.8%2021▼ 52.3%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)5.2%2021▼ 51.5%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.4%2023▼ 10.3%WB
Government Debt (% of GDP)16.4%2022▲ 43.4%WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)24.6%2022▲ 1.6%WB
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)28.9%2022▼ 4.9%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)22.1%2022▲ 5.3%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)19.0%2022▲ 50.6%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)27.6%2022▲ 21.0%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)27.6%2022▲ 44.0%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)4.0%2022▼ 55.2%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$688.2M2023▲ 4.0%WB
Total Reserves (months of imports)8.92023▼ 7.6%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)8.452024▲ 0.9%WB
PPP Conversion Factor6.112024▲ 0.6%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)47.8%2024▼ 2.2%WB
▶Trade14 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)111.4%2024▲ 10.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)40.6%2024▲ 11.9%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)70.8%2024▲ 9.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$642.6M2024▲ 17.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.12B2024▲ 14.7%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$507.0M2024▲ 17.6%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$739.0M2024▲ 4.5%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.1%2024▼ 60.3%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)3.3%2024▲ 682.8%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$33.0M2024▼ 58.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$95.2M2024▲ 12.6%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)6.0%2024▲ 7.0%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.2%2024▲ 64.7%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-66.2M2024▲ 62.8%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)33.8%2024▲ 8.0%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$596.1M2024▲ 12.9%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.6%2024▼ 16.1%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$177.6M2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$52.6M2024▼ 17.3%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)15.9%2023▼ 7.4%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$243.7M2023▼ 3.9%WB
▶Finance4 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)36.3%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)33.7%2024▼ 3.2%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)13.9%2023▲ 1.1%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)9.4%2023▼ 1.3%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population819,1982024▲ 2.4%WB
Population Growth (%)2.4%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)292023▲ 2.4%WB
Surface Area (sq km)28,9002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)27,9902023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)30.7%2024▲ 2.2%WB
Urban Population (total)251,1802024▲ 4.6%WB
Rural Population (%)69.3%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth70.5 years2023▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male69.2 years2023▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female72.0 years2023▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.62023▼ 1.7%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)26.92023▼ 1.3%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.12023▼ 1.0%WB
Net Migration1,6312025▲ 1.3%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)37.0%2024▼ 1.1%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)59.4%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.6%2024▲ 0.3%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)68.4%2024▼ 1.6%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)6.1%2024▼ 0.3%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)62.2%2024▼ 1.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)185.52023▼ 0.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)146.62023▼ 1.4%WB
▶Labor18 indicators · 2013–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force448,5022025▲ 3.1%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)84.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)82.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)86.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Unemployment (%)1.4%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Female Unemployment (%)1.4%2025▼ 5.3%WB
Male Unemployment (%)1.4%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)2.8%2025▼ 6.0%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)42.5%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Employment in Industry (%)7.6%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Employment in Services (%)50.0%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)68.7%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)30.1%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.3%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)48.0%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)83.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)69.9%2025▼ 0.2%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)7.0%2013—WB
▶Education12 indicators · 2012–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)8.3%2023▼ 2.3%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)25.2%2024▲ 8.7%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)81.8%2024▲ 2.0%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)49.0%2012—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)70.5%2024▲ 6.0%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)57.8%2023▼ 10.9%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary36,4402024▼ 5.9%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary18,0482024▼ 4.8%WB
Primary School Teachers5,3272024▼ 4.2%WB
Secondary School Teachers2,2022015—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary252018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)74.82018—WB
▶Health39 indicators · 2015–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.4%2023▲ 11.2%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1112023▲ 15.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)3.4%2023▲ 1.6%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)3.2%2023▼ 15.0%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.22023—WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)22023—WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)20.62023▼ 2.8%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)8.32023▼ 3.5%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1232023▼ 2.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)18.82023▼ 2.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)22.22023▼ 3.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)23.4%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)66.8%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)9.8%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)78.0%2024▲ 14.7%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)87.0%2024▲ 3.6%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 900.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1232024▲ 26.8%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)54.4%2022▼ 0.2%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)19.4%2022▼ 1.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)19.62021▲ 0.3%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.42020—WHO
Maternal Deaths262023▼ 1.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)1232024▲ 26.8%WHO
People Living with HIV1002024▲ 0.0%WHO
Malaria Deaths (estimated)2232024▼ 10.1%WHO
Malaria Incidence (per 1K at risk)224.32024▼ 6.9%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)87%2024▲ 3.6%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)78%2024▲ 14.7%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)87%2024▲ 3.6%WHO
Physicians (total)32024▲ 20.6%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel212024▲ 6.4%WHO
Dentists (total)1,5162024▲ 4.5%WHO
Pharmacists (total)2292024▲ 52.7%WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)8.5%2015—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)16.2%2015—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index472023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)792021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$1112023▲ 15.1%WHO
▶Energy & Environment14 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)0.42024▲ 2.4%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)02024▲ 4.9%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)6.6%2021▲ 10.7%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)50.1%2022▲ 2.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)81.3%2023▲ 7.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)8.7%2023▲ 1.2%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)142020—WB
Forest Area (%)90.1%2023▼ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)25,2082023▼ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)0.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.2%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.1%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)71.6%2024▲ 0.2%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)34.6%2024▲ 0.7%WHO
▶Agriculture10 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)3.9%2023▲ 1.8%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,9012023▲ 0.1%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.52022▼ 1.1%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)1082022▼ 0.1%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.72022▲ 0.5%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1,4482023▲ 0.1%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)40,0612023▼ 16.4%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)02023▼ 100.0%WB
Prevalence of Undernourishment (%)20.0%2023▼ 9.1%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)2,7532023▲ 0.2%WB
▶Technology7 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)42.5%2023▲ 0.9%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)622022▼ 0.1%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)0.12022▼ 18.4%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)80.62024▲ 2.3%WB
Scientific Journal Articles112022▼ 22.2%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.9%2024▼ 29.4%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$2.5M2024▼ 18.8%WB
▶Infrastructure6 indicators · 2019–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried157,4182023▲ 39.8%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)9.12023▲ 47.8%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)128,0362019—WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.802022—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)93.4%2021▼ 0.7%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2012–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)6.0%2024▼ 25.0%WB
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)20.4%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)107.9%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)50.42023▼ 1.6%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary108.002018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary0.952012—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.992019—WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption-0.132023▲ 27.0%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.732023▼ 8.0%WB
Political Stability0.452023▲ 7.7%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.782023▼ 1.8%WB
Rule of Law-0.262023▼ 9.2%WB
Voice & Accountability0.342023▲ 0.9%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)50.5%2023▲ 2.9%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)25.0%2023▼ 7.0%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)43.4%2023▼ 1.1%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)60.7%2023▲ 4.6%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.422020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.432020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.412020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School4.7 years2020—WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals4,4002020—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$7.0M2020▼ 91.5%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$30.9M2020—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.6%2020—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$1.0M2020—WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)4.5%2024▼ 1.9%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)1.9%2022▼ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)1.4%2024▼ 1.8%WB

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