Solomon Islands: Lending interest rate (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Solomon Islands' lending interest rate (%) fell 5.51 percentage points on 2020 (from 10.68% to 5.18%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.27 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.51 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 33% 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 2021, Solomon Islands had the 11th highest value of the 11 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 2021 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 7th of 11: 5.56%
• Oman — 8th of 11: 5.5%
• Singapore — 9th of 11: 5.25%
• United States — 11th of 11: 3.25%

What this measures

Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.

Limitations: Countries use a variety of reporting formats, sample designs, interest compounding formulas, averaging methods, and data presentations for indices and other data series on interest rates. The IMF's Monetary and Financial Statistics Manual does not provide guidelines beyond the general recommendation that such data should reflect market prices and effective (rather than nominal) interest rates and should be representative of the financial assets and markets to be covered. For more information, please see http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/mfs/manual/index.htm.

All 41 values

Lending interest rate (%) in nearby economies

• Australia — 5.1% (2019)
• Brunei Darussalam — 5.5% (2025)
• China — 4.35% (2024)
• Fiji — 4.56% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 5.18% (2025)
• Indonesia — 8.5% (2025)
• Japan — 0.99% (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 4.19% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 5.45% (2025)
• Malaysia — 4.82% (2025)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 12.62% (2021)

More financial sector data for Solomon Islands

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$8.33 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$8.33 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 164.87 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.36% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 20.23% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 2.56 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 7.17 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 20.45% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 8 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's lending interest rate (%)?

5.18% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1981?

It is down 3.82 percentage points from 9% in 1981. The highest value was 19.46% in 1991 and the lowest 5.18% in 2021.

How does Solomon Islands rank?

11th highest of 11 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in lending interest rate (%) unusual for Solomon Islands?

In 2021, Solomon Islands' lending interest rate (%) fell 5.51 percentage points on 2020 (from 10.68% to 5.18%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FR.INR.LEND, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, 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.

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