Solomon Islands: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.52 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.01 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 9 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.

Closest to Solomon Islands in the 2019 ranking

• Algeria — 1st of 5: 99.8%
• Switzerland — 2nd of 5: 98.75%
• Marshall Islands — 3rd of 5: 97.87%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 5th of 5: 95.49%

What this measures

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.

Limitations: Although not all countries have used the PEFA methodology on an annual basis for the PEFA PI-1 indicator, the methodology relies on standard data sets for approved and final budget outturns which are commonly produced at least annually in every country. The countries that have not used the methodology to date are primarily highly developed countries which would have less difficulty in providing the necessary data than those in the lower and middle income categories that have been primary users of Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) to date. (As of: 2024-07-29) One limitation of the indicator is that it is an aggregate indicator of budget reliability.

All 10 values

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%) in nearby economies

• Australia — 100.63% (2023)
• Cambodia — 94.69% (2020)
• China — 98.07% (2024)
• Fiji — 94.23% (2024)
• Indonesia — 100.76% (2024)
• Japan — 123% (2022)
• Kiribati — 100.77% (2022)
• Malaysia — 102.96% (2024)

More public sector data for Solomon Islands

• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 3.17 (2025)
• CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA fiscal policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA gender equality rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Solomon Islands's primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)?

96.75% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 5.6 percentage points from 91.15% in 2009. The highest value was 105.53% in 2011 and the lowest 87.62% in 2013.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.pefa.org/node/5239, note: The raw data collected in order to calculate this indicator are the initially Approved and Executed Budgets..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GF.XPD.BUDG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.pefa.org/node/5239, note: The raw data collected in order to calculate this indicator are the initially Approved and Executed Budgets. 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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