Solomon Islands

Country in Oceania

In brief

Unemployment: 1.4% (2025). World rank 9 of 186 (1 = best); in Oceania, 1 of 11. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 2.8% (2025). World rank 9 of 186 (1 = best); in Oceania, 1 of 11. Women in work or seeking work: 82.3% (2025). World rank 2 of 186; in Oceania, 1 of 11. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $1.3B → $1.7B, GDP per person $2,045 → $2,086, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,354 → $2,788.

Size and growth

GDP: $1.7B 2025
GDP per person: $2,086 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $2,788 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.6% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,020 2025
Inflation: +3.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 75 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 29.7% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 23.4% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 46.9% 2024
Unemployment: 1.4% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 2.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 82.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 40.6% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 70.8% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -4.2% 2024
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.9% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 6% 2024
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 23.3% 2024
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 37.1 2012
Living on under $3 a day: 40.3% 2012