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Solomon Islands

SB

Honiara · pop. 750K · English · Solomon Islands dollar

Trajectories

economic momentum

$1,934

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $1,934

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$648
1991$666+2.7%
1992$764+14.7%
1993$829+8.5%
1994$1,078+30.1%
1995$1,220+13.2%
1996$1,289+5.7%
1997$1,292+0.2%
1998$1,092−15.5%
1999$1,134+3.8%
2000$953−15.9%
2001$912−4.3%
2002$757−17.0%
2003$896+18.4%
2004$986+10.1%
2005$1,144+16.1%
2006$1,256+9.7%
2007$1,390+10.7%
2008$1,526+9.8%
2009$1,555+1.9%
2010$1,685+8.4%
2011$1,924+14.2%
2012$2,066+7.4%
2013$2,161+4.6%
2014$2,165+0.2%
2015$2,045−5.5%
2016$2,083+1.8%
2017$2,144+2.9%
2018high$2,278+6.3%
2019$2,224−2.4%
2020$2,063−7.2%
2021$2,043−1.0%
2022$1,878−8.1%
2023$1,883+0.3%
2024latest$1,934+2.7%

prices

4.3%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.3%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19908.7%
199115.1%+6.31 pts
199210.8%−4.30 pts
19939.2%−1.58 pts
199413.3%+4.09 pts
19959.6%−3.63 pts
199611.8%+2.15 pts
19978.1%−3.69 pts
199812.4%+4.32 pts
19998.0%−4.38 pts
20007.9%−0.13 pts
20016.9%−0.96 pts
200210.9%+4.00 pts
20038.3%−2.66 pts
20047.0%−1.28 pts
20057.3%+0.34 pts
200611.2%+3.89 pts
20077.7%−3.55 pts
2008high17.3%+9.65 pts
20097.1%−10.2 pts
20101.1%−6.04 pts
20117.3%+6.29 pts
20125.9%−1.43 pts
20135.4%−0.52 pts
20145.2%−0.23 pts
2015low−0.6%−5.74 pts
20160.5%+1.09 pts
20170.5%−0.02 pts
20183.5%+2.97 pts
20191.6%−1.83 pts
20203.0%+1.33 pts
2021−0.1%−3.08 pts
20225.5%+5.63 pts
20235.9%+0.37 pts
2024latest4.3%−1.56 pts

demographic curve

3.5 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.8 in 1980.

2024 · 3.5

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high7.1
19617.1−0.2%
19627.0−0.1%
19637.0−0.1%
19647.0+0.2%
19657.0−0.4%
19667.0−0.3%
19677.0−0.3%
19686.9−0.4%
19697.0+0.4%
19707.0+0.1%
19717.00.0%
19727.0+0.1%
19737.0+0.1%
19747.0+0.1%
19757.0−0.3%
19767.0−0.5%
19776.9−0.6%
19786.9−0.6%
19796.8−0.7%
19806.8−0.8%
19816.7−0.9%
19826.6−1.0%
19836.6−1.1%
19846.5−1.2%
19856.4−1.8%
19866.3−1.8%
19876.1−2.3%
19886.0−2.0%
19895.9−2.1%
19905.7−2.2%
19915.6−2.1%
19925.5−2.0%
19935.5−1.0%
19945.4−1.0%
19955.3−1.2%
19965.2−2.1%
19975.1−2.5%
19985.0−2.3%
19994.9−2.3%
20004.8−2.1%
20014.7−1.8%
20024.6−1.5%
20034.5−1.4%
20044.5−1.6%
20054.4−1.2%
20064.4−0.5%
20074.4−0.4%
20084.4−0.3%
20094.3−0.2%
20104.3−0.2%
20114.3−0.1%
20124.3−0.1%
20134.3−0.2%
20144.4+0.8%
20154.3−1.6%
20164.2−2.1%
20174.1−3.3%
20183.9−3.2%
20193.8−3.3%
20203.7−1.3%
20213.7−1.5%
20223.6−2.0%
20233.6−1.7%
2024latest3.5−1.2%

Metrics

  1. population
    750K
    162 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $2B
    167 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $1,883
    134 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. area
    29K km²
    145 of 176
    REST Countries
  5. population density
    26 /km²
    136 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  6. life expectancy
    70.5 yr
    114 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  7. internet access
    42%
    130 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  8. co₂ per capita
    0.4 t
    136 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  9. urbanisation
    31%
    150 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  10. fertility rate
    3.5
    40 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  11. foreign-born share
    0.3%
    156 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. remittances % of gdp
    6.0%
    45 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  13. scientific articles / yr
    15
    163 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  14. high-tech exports %
    1%
    142 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  15. gini inequality
    37
    86 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  16. youth unemployment
    3%
    11 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  17. adult literacy
    77%
    74 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  18. democracy (v-dem)
    0.54
    50 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  19. clean government
    43
    65 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  20. human development
    0.584
    128 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data