Solomon Islands's international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) was US$1 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 86.3% from US$7.3 million in 2010 (18.03% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$9 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$7.3 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$12 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | US$20,000 | 2004 |
| Average since 2011 | US$9.46 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$1.4 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Solomon Islands' international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) fell 90.9% on 2019 (from US$11 million to US$1 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +1,166.7% and a typical year strayed about 4,896% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 23,900% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 97.5% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% 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 2020, Solomon Islands had the 108th highest value of the 117 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | US$1 million | 2020 |
| World | US$276.98 billion | 2019 |
| Lower middle income | US$15.88 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2020 ranking
- Aruba — 108th of 117: US$1 million
- Curaçao — 109th of 117: US$1 million
- North Macedonia — 110th of 117: US$1 million
- Bangladesh — 112th of 117: US$900,000
- Tonga — 113th of 117: US$700,000
- Comoros — 114th of 117: US$500,000
What this measures
International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 26 values
| Year | International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,000,000 |
| 2019 | 11,000,000 |
| 2018 | 11,000,000 |
| 2017 | 12,000,000 |
| 2016 | 12,000,000 |
| 2015 | 9,000,000 |
| 2014 | 8,800,000 |
| 2013 | 9,900,000 |
| 2012 | 11,300,000 |
| 2011 | 8,600,000 |
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$567 million (2020)
- Cambodia — US$96 million (2020)
- Fiji — US$85 million (2020)
- French Polynesia — US$294 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$6.33 billion (2019)
- Indonesia — US$221 million (2020)
- Japan — US$798 million (2020)
- Korea, Rep. — US$1.25 billion (2020)
More private sector & trade data for Solomon Islands
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$790 million (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$677 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 83.85% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 4.19% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 44.76% (2024)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$219.27 million (2024)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 32.84% (2024)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$122.73 million (2024)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Solomon Islands's international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$)?
- US$1 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 28.57% from US$1.4 million in 1995 (1.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12 million in 2016 and the lowest US$20,000 in 2004.
- How does Solomon Islands rank?
- 108th highest of 117 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) unusual for Solomon Islands?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TRNR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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