Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:35 PM

SERIAL · 090Oceania

Solomon Islands

CapitalHoniara

CurrencySBD · Solomon Islands dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area28,900 km²

Since1978

ISOSLB · SB

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in Melanesia

Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres, and a population of 828,857 according to official estimates from 2025. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands.

Text: Wikipedia — Solomon IslandsCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-20

— FACTS —

Capital: Honiara
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +677
Top-level domain: .sb
Independence / founding: 1978
Highest point: Mount Popomanaseu (2,335 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: God Save Our Solomon Islands

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

90.1%% of land area

#5 of 2132023

284% of world average

Forest area

25,208km²

#96 of 2132023

13% of world average

Agricultural land

3.9%% of land area

#196 of 2092023

11% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.8%% of land area

#186 of 2062023

6% of world average

Land area

28,900km²

#140 of 2152023

4% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.75Bcurrent US$

#193 of 2112025

0% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$2.34Bcurrent int'l $

#185 of 1992025

0% of world average

GDP per person

$2,086current US$

#174 of 2112025

9% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$2,788current int'l $

#188 of 1992025

8% of world average

GDP growth

3.6%% per year

#92 of 2102025

107% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.2%% per year

#137 of 2102025

51% of world average

Gross national income

$1.75Bcurrent US$

#188 of 2042025

0% of world average

Gross national income per person

$2,020current US$

#166 of 2032025

10% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$2,790current int'l $

#185 of 1972025

9% of world average

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Inflation

3.4%% per year

#106 of 1902025

39% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

5.0%% per year

#149 of 2092025

70% of world average

Real interest rate

5.8%%

#55 of 1342021

140% of world average

Lending interest rate

5.2%%

#113 of 1342021

46% of world average

Government debt

26.0%% of GDP

#8 of 632024

44% of world average

Government revenue

25.4%% of GDP

#75 of 1492024

97% of world average

Government spending

28.9%% of GDP

#59 of 1492022

105% of world average

Government consumption

26.2%% of GDP

#15 of 1812024

149% of world average

Household consumption

81.9%% of GDP

#29 of 1812024

127% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

19.5%% of GDP

#129 of 1782024

84% of world average

Fixed investment

19.5%% of GDP

#123 of 1732024

87% of world average

Gross savings

1.1%% of GDP

#162 of 1682024

5% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$33.0Mcurrent US$

#164 of 2012024

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.1%% of GDP

#99 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

3.3%% of GDP

#10 of 1792024

155% of world average

Current account balance

-4.2%% of GDP

#131 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$685.8Mcurrent US$

#149 of 1772024

1% of world average

External debt

$596.1Mcurrent US$

#8 of 1212024

1% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

370-100

not enough data to rank2012

104% of world average

People below the poverty line

40.3%% of population

not enough data to rank2012

315% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

29.2%%

not enough data to rank2012

105% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.8%%

not enough data to rank2012

100% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$95.2Mcurrent US$

#155 of 1862024

2% of world average

Foreign aid received

15.9%% of GNI

#14 of 1372023

265% of world average

Exchange rate

8local currency per US$

#111 of 2112025

1% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

29.7%% of GDP

#13 of 1992024

298% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

23.4%% of GDP

#103 of 2022024

96% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

10.1%% of GDP

#98 of 1952024

92% of world average

Services' share of the economy

46.9%% of GDP

#162 of 2022024

81% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— TRADE —

Exports

40.6%% of GDP

#81 of 1872024

94% of world average

Imports

70.8%% of GDP

#34 of 1872024

142% of world average

Trade balance

-30.2%% of GDP

#166 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

83.8%% of GDP

#44 of 2052025

130% of world average

Goods exported

$677.0Mcurrent US$

#162 of 2072025

1% of world average

Goods imported

$790.0Mcurrent US$

#186 of 2072025

1% of world average

Services exported

$132.6Mcurrent US$

#174 of 1912024

0% of world average

Services imported

$248.4Mcurrent US$

#175 of 1912024

1% of world average

Goods and services exported

$642.9Mcurrent US$

#175 of 1912024

0% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$857.1Mcurrent US$

#176 of 1912024

1% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.4%% of manufactured exports

#148 of 1792018

11% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

86.2%% of men aged 15+

#10 of 1862025

123% of world average

Labour force

448,502people

#158 of 1862025

2% of world average

Working in agriculture

42.5%% of employment

#35 of 1862025

193% of world average

Working in industry

7.6%% of employment

#176 of 1862025

39% of world average

Working in services

50.0%% of employment

#128 of 1862025

86% of world average

Self-employed

69.9%% of employment

#33 of 1862025

181% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

94.8%% of labour force

not enough data to rank2013

125% of world average

Employed

83.1%% aged 15+

#2 of 1862025

147% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— CONNECTED —

People online

29.0%% of population

#186 of 2072024

41% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

62per 100 people

#191 of 2102022

54% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#194 of 2082022

1% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

1per 100 people

#171 of 2132022

6% of world average

Access to electricity

81.5%% of population

#168 of 2142024

92% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

8.7%% of population

#169 of 1892023

12% of world average

Energy used per person

128kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

6% of world average

Air passengers carried

157,418passengers

#133 of 1652023

1% of world average

Air freight

9million tonne-km

#92 of 1632023

1% of world average

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Container port traffic

128,036TEU

#116 of 1672019

2% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

15count

#180 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

4,400count

#192 of 1942020

0% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$7.0Mcurrent US$

#170 of 1752020

0% of world average

5 of 18 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#37 of 2032024

9% of world average

Carbon emissions

0Mt CO2

#22 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

1Mt CO2-equivalent

#25 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

2.4%% of land area

#199 of 2132025

13% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.1%% of territorial waters

#147 of 1742025

1% of world average

Renewable water available per person

57,229m³ per person

#10 of 1832022

405% of world average

Renewable energy use

50.1%% of final energy consumption

#49 of 2122022

172% of world average

Electricity from renewables

6.6%% of total

#153 of 2062021

19% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

93.4%% of total

#161 of 2092021

157% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#175 of 2082021

0% of world average

2 of 12 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— STATE —

Tax revenue

23.3%% of GDP

#27 of 1492024

139% of world average

Homicides

4per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2008

48% of world average

5 of 7 figures unavailable for Solomon Islands.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Solomon Islands.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Honiara · approx. UTC+11

Neighbours

Solomon Islands has no land borders

Landmarks

People

Manasseh SogavareSolomon Islander politician (1955–), prime minister of Solomon Islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024)

Jeremiah ManeleSolomon Islands politician

David VunagiSolomon Islands cleric, Anglican bishop

Derek SikuaSolomon Islands politician

Frank KabuiGovernor-General of the Solomon Islands

Danny PhilipPrime Minister of Solomon Islands

Snyder RiniPrime Minister of Solomon Islands

Ezekiel AlebuaPrime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1947-2022)

Peter KeniloreaPrime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1943-2016)

Rick HouSolomon Island politician

Nathaniel WaenaSolomon Island politician

Henry Fa'arodoSolomon Island professional footballer

History

1978Solomon Islands — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population838,6452025

GDP$1.75B2025

GDP per person$2,0862025