East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income

Solomon Islands: the economy in numbers

Per person: $2,086, or $2,788 at purchasing power parity. Population: 838,645 (2025).

$1.75B+3.6%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #189 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +2.7%.

GDP per capita

$2,086

2025 · #169 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$2,788

2025 · #186 of 197

Inflation

3.4%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 5.1%

Government debt

26.6%

2024 · % of GDP, general government

Population

839K

2025 · #163 of 217

Unemployment

1.4%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

70.7 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $243 million in 1967, $1.75 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $1,482 per person in 1967, $2,086 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 1.6% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1980: 13 of 46.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 3.7 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 18.9% in 1974.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1997: 55.5% of GDP in 2002. IMF forecast for 2031: 36.1%.

General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)

Shaded: IMF estimates from 2025, forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Population

1960: 139,688 · 2025: 838,645.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 2.0% · 2025: 1.4%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 47.7 years · 2024: 70.7 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Exports of goods and services

1980: 47.5% · 2024: 40.6%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

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Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				3.0%^f	3.0%^f	36.1%^f
2030				3.0%^f	3.5%^f	35.7%^f
2029				2.9%^f	4.1%^f	35.4%^f
2028				2.9%^f	4.4%^f	34.8%^f
2027				2.8%^f	5.0%^f	34.1%^f
2026				2.7%^f	5.1%^f	32.1%^f
2025	$1.75B	$2,086	$2,788	3.6%	3.4%	29.6%^e	839K	1.4%
2024	$1.58B	$1,934	$2,679	3.0%	4.3%	26.6%	819K	1.4%	70.7	40.6%
2023	$1.51B	$1,883	$2,599	2.8%	5.9%	23.1%	800K	1.4%	70.5	36.3%
2022	$1.47B	$1,878	$2,496	−2.6%	5.5%	16.6%	781K	1.5%	70.4	28.1%
2021	$1.56B	$2,043	$2,450	−0.2%	−0.1%	15.7%	763K	0.9%	68.9	26.6%
2020	$1.54B	$2,063	$2,406	−3.4%	3.0%	12.8%	744K	0.9%	69.3	27.9%
2019	$1.62B	$2,224	$2,512	1.7%	1.6%	7.8%	728K	0.7%	70.0	36.5%
2018	$1.62B	$2,278	$2,494	2.7%	3.5%	7.9%	709K	0.7%	69.8	42.1%
2017	$1.47B	$2,144	$2,454	3.1%	0.5%	8.8%	686K	0.7%	69.7	38.7%
2016	$1.38B	$2,083	$2,421	5.6%	0.5%	7.5%	662K	0.7%	69.5	39.7%
2015	$1.31B	$2,045	$2,354	1.7%	−0.6%	7.9%	639K	0.7%	69.3	40.4%
2014	$1.34B	$2,165	$2,377	1.2%	5.2%	10.1%	617K	0.7%	69.0	42.3%
2013	$1.29B	$2,161	$2,394	5.2%	5.4%	11.6%	595K	0.7%	69.0	45.9%
2012	$1.19B	$2,066	$2,320	2.5%	5.9%	13.3%	574K	1.0%	69.0	49.9%
2011	$1.06B	$1,924	$2,306	7.4%	7.3%	18.1%	553K	1.3%	68.8	50.2%
2010	$898M	$1,685	$2,182	9.7%	1.1%	21.6%	533K	1.6%	68.7	35.2%
2009	$806M	$1,555	$2,021	2.9%	7.1%	17.2%	518K	2.0%	68.4	29.2%
2008	$776M	$1,526	$1,989	6.2%	17.3%	26.1%	509K	2.0%	68.3	34.7%
2007	$695M	$1,390	$1,869	3.6%	7.7%	29.5%	500K	2.0%	67.8	32.1%
2006	$617M	$1,256	$1,786	4.1%	11.2%	36.9%	492K	1.9%	68.0	27.1%
2005	$553M	$1,144	$1,693	7.4%	7.3%	38.5%	483K	1.9%	67.8	27.3%
2004	$468M	$986	$1,556	7.7%	7.0%	49.4%	475K	2.0%	67.6	24.9%
2003	$418M	$896	$1,433	6.5%	8.3%	51.8%	466K	2.3%	67.5	22.0%
2002	$346M	$757	$1,344	−2.8%	10.9%	55.5%	458K	2.7%	67.3	21.5%
2001	$410M	$912	$1,387	−8.0%	6.9%	44.6%	449K	2.6%	67.2	17.5%
2000	$420M	$953	$1,503	−14.3%	7.9%	37.4%	440K	2.4%	67.1	27.1%
1999	$488M	$1,134	$1,754	−0.5%	8.0%	35.4%	430K	2.2%	67.0	36.5%
1998	$458M	$1,092	$1,785	1.3%	12.4%	33.3%	419K	2.2%	66.9	40.5%
1997	$527M	$1,292	$1,793	−0.9%	8.1%	21.9%	407K	2.0%	66.8	45.3%
1996	$511M	$1,289	$1,830	1.6%	11.8%		396K	1.9%	66.7	45.1%
1995	$469M	$1,220	$1,820	10.1%	9.6%		385K	1.8%	66.7	45.0%
1994	$403M	$1,078	$1,668	8.1%	13.3%		374K	1.8%	66.7	49.6%
1993	$301M	$829	$1,556	4.0%	9.2%		363K	1.8%	66.6	58.9%
1992	$269M	$764	$1,505	12.7%	10.8%		352K	1.9%	66.5	53.6%
1991	$228M	$666	$1,346	6.0%	15.1%		342K	2.0%	66.4	52.8%
1990	$215M	$648	$1,266	2.2%	8.7%		331K		66.2	46.4%
1989	$173M	$538		4.3%	14.9%		321K		66.1	62.0%
1988	$176M	$567		1.3%	16.7%		311K		65.9	62.3%
1987	$155M	$515		8.4%	11.0%		301K		65.7	57.3%
1986	$148M	$506		−0.2%	13.6%		292K		64.7	58.7%
1985	$166M	$586		−3.1%	9.6%		282K		65.3	47.7%
1984	$182M	$665		0.2%	11.0%		273K		65.0	55.8%
1983	$181M	$686		3.9%	6.2%		264K		64.8	47.6%
1982	$193M	$756		−1.7%	13.0%		255K		64.5	47.5%
1981	$194M	$786		−1.8%	16.4%		247K		64.1	47.5%
1980	$183M	$768		−2.7%	13.1%		238K		63.7	47.5%
1979	$151M	$658			8.1%		230K		63.1
1978	$111M	$500			6.3%		222K		62.5
1977	$93.1M	$434			8.6%		214K		61.5
1976	$83.1M	$401			4.3%		207K		61.2
1975	$74.6M	$372			10.1%		201K		58.4
1974	$84.5M	$433			18.9%		195K		59.6
1973	$55.3M	$291			3.2%		190K		58.8
1972	$40.6M	$220			6.9%		185K		57.9
1971	$50.1M	$277					181K		57.0
1970							177K		56.1
1969	$28.6M	$166					172K		55.1
1968	$28.1M	$167					168K		54.1
1967	$25.2M	$153					164K		53.1
1966							160K		52.3
1965							157K		51.4
1964							153K		50.6
1963							150K		49.8
1962							146K		49.0
1961							143K		48.3
1960							140K		47.7

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast. Real growth: IMF data for 1980, World Bank for the other years.

Nearby economies in East Asia & Pacific

Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.

Nauru

$14,640 per person (2025)

Vanuatu

$4,039 per person (2025)

Papua New Guinea

$3,020 per person (2025)

New Caledonia

$29,213 per person (2024)

Micronesia

$4,414 per person (2025)

Kiribati

$2,559 per person (2025)

Tuvalu

$6,041 per person (2025)

Fiji

$6,642 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)