Solomon Islands's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 17,389 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 9.43% from 15,890 in 2015 (0.91% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 17,389 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 17,343 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 15,890 | 2015 |
| Highest | 17,989 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 125.41 | 1972 |
| Average since 2016 | 16,758 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 125.41 | 1972 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Solomon Islands' GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 1,049 on 2024 (from 16,340 to 17,389).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +427.25 and a typical year strayed about 652.36 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 1,673 in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,197 in 2022. 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 2% 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 160th highest value of the 181 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 — 157th of 181: 19,046
- Panama — 158th of 181: 18,830
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 159th of 181: 18,009
- Bulgaria — 161st of 181: 17,110
- Tonga — 162nd of 181: 16,702
- Samoa — 163rd of 181: 16,320
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. 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 54 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,389 |
| 2024 | 16,340 |
| 2023 | 16,032 |
| 2022 | 15,401 |
| 2021 | 16,598 |
| 2020 | 17,343 |
| 2019 | 17,989 |
| 2018 | 17,887 |
| 2017 | 16,567 |
| 2016 | 16,039 |
| 2015 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 97,831 (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 43,514 (2025)
- Cambodia — 11.33 million (2025)
- China — 99,084 (2025)
- Fiji — 14,357 (2025)
- French Polynesia — 2.75 million (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 488,901 (2025)
- Indonesia — 81.15 million (2025)
- Japan — 5.72 million (2025)
- Kiribati — 6,133 (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 52.42 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$243.66 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 17,389 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 13,766% from 125.41 in 1972 (9.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 17,989 in 2019 and the lowest 125.41 in 1972.
- How does Solomon Islands rank?
- 160th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for Solomon Islands?
- In 2025, Solomon Islands' GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 1,049 on 2024 (from 16,340 to 17,389). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +427.25 and a typical year strayed about 652.36 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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