Solomon Islands: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Solomon Islands' computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) rose 4.31 percentage points on 2023 (from 40.45% to 44.76%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.22 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 10.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28.67 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 27.98 percentage points in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.79 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Solomon Islands had the 7th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2024 ranking

• Guinea — 4th of 29: 64.8%
• Bahamas, The — 5th of 29: 50.69%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6th of 29: 47.74%
• Mauritania — 8th of 29: 41.87%
• Mauritius — 9th of 29: 39.31%
• Zimbabwe — 10th of 29: 37.14%

What this measures

Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.

Limitations: Balance of payments statistics, the main source of information on international trade in services, have many weaknesses. Disaggregation of important components may be limited and varies considerably across countries. There are inconsistencies in the methods used to report items. And the recording of major flows as net items is common (for example, insurance transactions are often recorded as premiums less claims). These factors contribute to a downward bias in the value of the service trade reported in the balance of payments. Efforts are being made to improve the coverage, quality, and consistency of these data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 50 values

Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) in nearby economies

• Australia — 39.43% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 44.3% (2025)
• Cambodia — 16.6% (2025)
• China — 38.08% (2025)
• Fiji — 16.06% (2024)
• French Polynesia — 23.96% (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 33.91% (2025)
• Indonesia — 44.04% (2025)

More private sector & trade data for Solomon Islands

• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$790 million (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$677 million (2025)
• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 83.85% (2025)
• Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 4.19% (2024)
• Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$219.27 million (2024)
• Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 32.84% (2024)
• Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$122.73 million (2024)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 43.43% (2023)

Reading data like this

• Where to find free public data, and how to check it before you trust it — 2 min read
• Data analysis examples: 6 worked from one dataset — 3 min read
• Real change or random noise? A plain guide to reading your numbers — 2 min read

Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)?

44.76% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 3.43 percentage points from 41.33% in 1975. The highest value was 82.98% in 1997 and the lowest 21.72% in 2006.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

7th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2024, Solomon Islands' computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) rose 4.31 percentage points on 2023 (from 40.45% to 44.76%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.22 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 10.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.OTHR.ZS.WT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.