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Solomon Islands · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Solomon Islands

East Asia & Pacific Capital Honiara Lower middle income Nation age 48 years (since 1978) i SLB · SB
NationsTree Index 2025 i32.6155th of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.8 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i838,645163rd of 217 Area i28,446 km²141st of 216 GDP i$1.75 bn192nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$2.34 bn intl.185th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$2,788 intl.188th of 199 Life expectancy i70.7 years149th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i27
Strength · trunk i13
Quality of life · crown i25
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i71
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i30
CSV

In short

Solomon Islands is 155th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 32.6 out of 100; its tree is 0.8 m tall.

It has 838,645 people and an economy of $2.34 bn at purchasing power parity, 185th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (9th of 187), Renewable freshwater per person (10th of 183) and Central government debt (9th of 55).

Its weakest positions: GDP per person (PPP) (188th of 199), Fixed broadband (194th of 208) and Internet users (170th of 186).

Over five years it fell from 125th to 155th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 28,446 141st/216
Land area ikm² 27,990 141st/216
Population ipeople 838,645 163rd/217
Population growth i% 2.35% 32nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 29.3 174th/216
Urban population i% 31.3% 194th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 36.6% 45th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.7% 174th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.75 bn 192nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $2.34 bn 185th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $2.00 bn 185th/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,086 174th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $2,788 188th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,020 165th/201
GDP growth i% 3.6% 93rd/210
Inflation i% 3.4% 99th/180
Unemployment i% 1.4% 9th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 26.0% 9th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 29.6% 32nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.9% 129th/192

Main industries

53
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 29.7% 13th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 23.4% 102nd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.1% 97th/192
Services i% of GDP 46.9% 161st/200

Trade

55
Exports of goods & services iUSD $642.6 m 164th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.12 bn 167th/182
Exports i% of GDP 40.6% 79th/183
Imports i% of GDP 70.8% 33rd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 111.4% 48th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0%2017
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 2.2%2018
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 20.1%2018
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.8%2018
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.4%2018
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.6% 33rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.8% 56th/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 18.4% 28th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 18.40% 1st/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.8% 185th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 57,229 10th/183

Tourism

7
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 4,400 192nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $7.0 m 170th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.6% 137th/168

Society & health

29
Life expectancy iyears 70.7 149th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 20.0 123rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.24 140th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.71992
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 87% 121st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 34.1%2015
Secondary enrolment i% gross 49.0%2012
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 1.7%2005
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.1% 177th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 5.4% 122nd/193
Adult literacy i% 76.6%1999
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.584 156th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.12012
Extreme poverty i% of population 40.3%2012

Infrastructure & digital

19
Access to electricity i% of population 81.5% 169th/215
Internet users i% of population 29.0% 170th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 62 191st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.1 194th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.60 80th/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 157,418 131st/161

Environment & energy

84
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.38 37th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 50.1% 49th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 9.8 44th/200
Forest area i% of land area 89.8% 5th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1282007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 35.0 170th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 44.9 101st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 61.6 92nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 78.7 63rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 39.1 176th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 69.1 61st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.72008

Military

28
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m 117th/163

Science & innovation

9
Scientific articles iarticles 15 180th/197

Compare Solomon Islands with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Solomon Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/solomon-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Solomon Islands — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/solomon-islands. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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