Solomon Islands — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Solomon Islands, 1981–2025.
GDP growth for Solomon Islands was 3.62% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1981 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.70% in 1992. The lowest was -14.28% in 2000 (about -3.9× the latest value).
Solomon Islands ranks 93 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Solomon Islands sits level with it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 116%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 36 economies; Hong Kong SAR, China (3.49%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4281% in 1987. That is 120% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 137th of 161 in 1981 → 105th of 176 in 1990 → 199th of 199 in 2000 → 16th of 209 in 2010 → 96th of 209 in 2020 → 83rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1981 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 2.84% | +5.4 pp |
| 2022 | -2.58% | -2.4 pp |
| 2021 | -0.23% | +3.2 pp |
| 2020 | -3.38% | -5.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.75% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.75% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.08% | -2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 5.55% | +3.9 pp |
| 2015 | 1.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1.19% | -4.0 pp |
| 2013 | 5.24% | +2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 2.47% | -5.0 pp |
| 2011 | 7.43% | -2.3 pp |
| 2010 | 9.71% | +6.8 pp |
| 2009 | 2.86% | -3.4 pp |
| 2008 | 6.23% | +2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 3.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 4.14% | -3.2 pp |
| 2005 | 7.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 7.68% | +1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 6.52% | +9.3 pp |
| 2002 | -2.8% | +5.2 pp |
| 2001 | -7.96% | +6.3 pp |
| 2000 | -14.28% | -13.8 pp |
| 1999 | -0.49% | -1.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1.29% | +2.2 pp |
| 1997 | -0.91% | -2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 1.61% | -8.5 pp |
| 1995 | 10.09% | +2.0 pp |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +4.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4% | -8.7 pp |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +6.7 pp |
| 1991 | 6% | +3.8 pp |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -2.1 pp |
| 1989 | 4.26% | +3.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.25% | -7.2 pp |
| 1987 | 8.42% | +8.6 pp |
| 1986 | -0.2% | +2.9 pp |
| 1985 | -3.13% | -3.3 pp |
| 1984 | 0.17% | -3.7 pp |
| 1983 | 3.89% | +5.6 pp |
| 1982 | -1.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | -1.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Solomon Islands’s GDP growth in 1982?
-1.67% (1982). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Solomon Islands’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1981 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +301.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.62%; 2024: 3%; 2023: 2.84%; 2022: -2.58%; 2021: -0.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.