Solomon Islands: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Solomon Islands' GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1,023 on 2024 (from 16,348 to 17,371).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +426.66 and a typical year strayed about 662.41 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 1,617 in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,228 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 12% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2025, Solomon Islands had the 164th highest value of the 186 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 2025 ranking

• Sierra Leone — 160th of 186: 19,175
• Bulgaria — 161st of 186: 18,034
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 162nd of 186: 18,009
• Tajikistan — 164th of 186: 16,402
• Samoa — 165th of 186: 16,347
• Belize — 166th of 186: 15,731

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 58 values

GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 18,018 (2022)
• Australia — 100,632 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 42,150 (2025)
• Cambodia — 11.53 million (2025)
• China — 99,665 (2025)
• Fiji — 15,270 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 2.48 million (2024)
• Guam — 41,833 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 444,302 (2025)
• Indonesia — 83.37 million (2025)
• Japan — 5.38 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Solomon Islands

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$191.86 million (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$23.39 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$175.09 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$243.66 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$243.66 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$243.66 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$243.66 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

17,371 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1967?

It is up 12,525% from 137.6 in 1967 (8.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 18,175 in 2019 and the lowest 137.6 in 1967.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

164th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2025, Solomon Islands' GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1,023 on 2024 (from 16,348 to 17,371). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +426.66 and a typical year strayed about 662.41 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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.

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