Food exports in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Food exports was 20.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Solomon Islands, 1970–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 20.1% for food exports in 2018.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Solomon Islands peaked at 74.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2002.
Solomon Islands ranks 87th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Food exports in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.6% | — |
| 1971 | 59.8% | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 61.0% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 47.5% | -22.1% |
| 1974 | 74.4% | +56.6% |
| 1975 | 69.4% | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 66.1% | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 71.7% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 73.5% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 70.9% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 69.2% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 55.8% | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 71.1% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 64.1% | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -82.3% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +33.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +66.0% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +37.6% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -47.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +62.3% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.0% | 47.5% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 55.8% | 72.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 11.4% | 43.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 14.6% | 37.5% | 9 |
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- 88 Papua New Guinea 19.7% compare
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More private sector data for Solomon Islands
- Merchandise trade 83.8% (2025)
- Food imports 22.2% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 790.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 2.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 677.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 807.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 33.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 942 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Solomon Islands?
- Food exports in Solomon Islands was 20.1% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2002.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for food exports?
- Solomon Islands ranks 87th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.