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Solomon Islands

East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 7.6%
Current prices2025
2USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 5.6%
Current prices2025
2,135USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
2.7%
Inflation▼ 0.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.4%
Government debt▲ 2.6 pp
General government, gross2025
28.7% of GDP
Current account▲ 3.2 pp
Balance2025
-1.0% of GDP
Population▲ 1.9%
Total2025
0.80million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-14.30.010.11995: 10.1%1996: 1.6%1997: -0.9%1998: 1.3%1999: -0.5%2000: -14.3%2001: -8.0%2002: -2.8%2003: 6.5%2004: 7.7%2005: 7.4%2006: 4.1%2007: 3.6%2008: 6.2%2009: 2.9%2010: 9.7%2011: 7.4%2012: 2.4%2013: 5.3%2014: 1.2%2015: 1.7%2016: 5.6%2017: 3.1%2018: 2.7%2019: 1.7%2020: -3.4%2021: -0.2%2022: -2.6%2023: 2.8%2024: 3.0%2025: 2.7%2026: 2.8% (IMF projection)2027: 2.9% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.60.017.31995: 9.6%1996: 11.8%1997: 8.1%1998: 12.4%1999: 8.0%2000: 6.9%2001: 7.6%2002: 9.4%2003: 10.1%2004: 6.9%2005: 7.5%2006: 11.2%2007: 7.7%2008: 17.3%2009: 7.2%2010: 0.9%2011: 7.4%2012: 5.9%2013: 5.2%2014: 5.3%2015: -0.6%2016: 0.5%2017: 0.5%2018: 3.6%2019: 2.2%2020: 2.9%2021: 0.2%2022: 5.4%2023: 5.1%2024: 4.2%2025: 3.4%2026: 3.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.6% (IMF projection)2030: 2.9% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %-0.2-2.62.83.02.72.82.93.03.03.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %0.25.45.14.23.43.22.52.52.62.9
GDP, current prices USD bn2122222222
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,1071,9451,9592,0222,1352,2582,3532,4622,5772,701
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD2,2592,3112,4182,5052,5962,6942,7812,8582,9423,033
General government gross debt % of GDP16.116.522.326.128.729.931.332.533.434.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.8-2.7-4.1-2.1-3.2-3.4-3.2-3.2-3.0-2.9
Current account balance % of GDP-5.0-14.6-11.4-4.2-1.0-4.6-4.9-5.0-4.9-4.8
Population million0.740.750.770.780.800.810.830.840.860.87

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.055.52000: 37%2001: 45%2002: 55%2003: 52%2004: 49%2005: 39%2006: 37%2007: 29%2008: 26%2009: 17%2010: 22%2011: 18%2012: 13%2013: 12%2014: 10%2015: 8%2016: 8%2017: 9%2018: 8%2019: 8%2020: 9%2021: 16%2022: 17%2023: 22%2024: 26%2025: 29%2026: 30% (IMF projection)2027: 31% (IMF projection)2028: 32% (IMF projection)2029: 33% (IMF projection)2030: 34% (IMF projection)2031: 35% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-16.00.013.12000: -6.1%2001: -5.3%2002: -3.6%2003: 5.0%2004: 13.1%2005: -5.2%2006: -6.8%2007: -11.5%2008: -9.9%2009: -7.4%2010: -16.0%2011: -1.9%2012: 2.2%2013: -2.1%2014: -3.7%2015: -2.7%2016: -3.7%2017: -4.3%2018: -3.0%2019: -9.5%2020: -1.6%2021: -5.0%2022: -14.6%2023: -11.4%2024: -4.2%2025: -1.0%2026: -4.6% (IMF projection)2027: -4.9% (IMF projection)2028: -5.0% (IMF projection)2029: -4.9% (IMF projection)2030: -4.8% (IMF projection)2031: -4.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
200531.28.65.945.2
201533.215.67.951.1
202429.723.410.146.9

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,020USD2025+0.5%
GNI, Atlas method2USD bn2025+32.0%
Exports of goods and services40.6% of GDP2024-1.8 pp
Imports of goods and services70.8% of GDP2024+19.7 pp
Life expectancy at birth70.7years2024+2.5%
Urban population31.3% of total2025+7.6 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)