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East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Solomon Islands: key statistics
Solomon Islands has 838,645 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $2,086. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar SBD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- SBSLB
- Land neighbours
- Australia, Fiji, France, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu
Population838,6452025 · rank 163 of 217GDP$1.7bn2025 · rank 193 of 211GDP per capita$2,0862025 · rank 175 of 211Life expectancy70.7 yrs2024 · rank 149 of 217Internet users29.0%2024 · rank 171 of 188Fertility3.512024 · rank 44 of 217CO₂ per person0.38 t2024 · rank 167 of 203Inflation3.4%2025 · rank 82 of 180
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Solomon Islands, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Solomon Islands by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 838,645 | 2025 | 163/217 | 21/37 | +31% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.35% | 2025 | 32/217 | 1/37 | −1.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 31.3% | 2025 | 194/217 | 30/37 | +7.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.51 | 2024 | 44/217 | 3/37 | −19% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.7% | 2025 | 174/217 | 35/37 | +0.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.6% | 2025 | 45/217 | 4/37 | −3.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 29.3 | 2024 | 174/216 | 31/37 | +33% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 26.7 | 2024 | 44/217 | 2/37 | −18% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 28,446 km² | 2024 | 141/216 | 17/37 | −1.6% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.7bn | 2025 | 193/211 | 25/36 | +34% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $2,086 | 2025 | 175/211 | 34/36 | +2.0% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $2,788 | 2025 | 188/199 | 31/31 | +18% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $2,020 | 2025 | 165/201 | 31/33 | +0.5% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.6% | 2025 | 93/210 | 18/36 | +1.9 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.2% | 2025 | 138/210 | 27/36 | +3.1 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 29.7% | 2024 | 13/198 | 1/29 | −5.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 23.4% | 2024 | 102/201 | 16/30 | +6.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 46.9% | 2024 | 162/201 | 22/30 | −1.2 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.5% | 2024 | 127/175 | 25/27 | +6.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 1.1% | 2024 | 157/163 | 23/25 | −9.4 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.4% | 2025 | 82/180 | 7/27 | +3.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 5.8% | 2021 | 58/136 | 10/24 | −2.5 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 5.2% | 2021 | 114/136 | 16/24 | −8.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 8.33 | 2025 | 109/210 | 14/36 | +5.2% | — | |
| Government debt | 26.0% | 2024 | 65/78 | 17/17 | +17.3 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 23.3% | 2024 | 25/142 | 6/25 | −2.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 28.9% | 2022 | 58/142 | 9/25 | +3.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 33.8% | 2024 | 83/119 | 10/16 | +19.6 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 40.6% | 2024 | 80/184 | 14/32 | −1.8 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 70.8% | 2024 | 33/184 | 12/32 | +19.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 111.4% | 2024 | 48/184 | 14/32 | +17.9 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -4.2% | 2024 | 126/185 | 22/29 | −0.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 3.8% | 2025 | 56/197 | 12/32 | +1.4 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 6.0% | 2024 | 49/178 | 9/26 | +4.8 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 4,400 | 2020 | 194/196 | 33/35 | −79% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.4% | 2025 | 179/187 | 26/29 | +0.7 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 2.8% | 2025 | 179/187 | 27/29 | +1.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 84.3% | 2025 | 3/187 | 1/29 | −0.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 82.3% | 2025 | 2/187 | 1/29 | −0.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $244m | 2023 | 89/145 | 10/24 | −16% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 15.9% | 2023 | 15/139 | 6/23 | −6.6 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $305 | 2023 | 19/145 | 10/24 | −37% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 40.3% | 2012 | — | — | — | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 62.9% | 2012 | — | — | — | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 12.7% | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gini index | 37.1 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | |
| Undernourishment | 27.0% | 2024 | 13/167 | 2/23 | +6.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 6.0% | 2025 | 177/190 | 26/30 | +4.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 76.6% | 1999 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 69.0% | 1999 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 81.8% | 2024 | 180/191 | 30/30 | −27.1 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 49.0% | 2012 | — | — | +18.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Primary completion | 70.5% | 2024 | 148/168 | 26/26 | −12.8 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.4 | 2018 | 54/173 | 9/27 | +32% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 8.3% | 2023 | 7/184 | 4/29 | +0.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.7 yrs | 2024 | 149/217 | 25/37 | +2.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 16.4 | 2024 | 80/196 | 13/30 | −19% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 20.0 | 2024 | 74/196 | 11/30 | −21% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 123 | 2023 | 59/194 | 10/30 | −16% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.4% | 2023 | 122/193 | 16/29 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $111 | 2023 | 142/193 | 26/29 | +12% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.24 | 2023 | 146/180 | 22/25 | +32% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 78% | 2024 | 153/193 | 25/30 | +2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 145/153 | 17/18 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 31.7% | 2015 | 27/154 | 5/25 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 71.6% | 2024 | 183/206 | 36/37 | −1.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 34.6% | 2024 | 183/203 | 36/37 | +5.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 29.0% | 2024 | 171/188 | 27/28 | +20.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 62.1 | 2022 | 191/210 | 28/34 | +18% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.1 | 2022 | 194/208 | 32/34 | −71% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 81.5% | 2024 | 169/215 | 32/36 | +31.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 14.0% | 2024 | 165/192 | 28/30 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.38 t | 2024 | 167/203 | 30/37 | −37% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 50.1% | 2022 | 49/212 | 4/37 | +6.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 6.6% | 2021 | 152/206 | 26/35 | +1.7 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 89.8% | 2024 | 5/214 | 3/35 | −0.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 185/206 | 26/34 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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