Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 85.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands is 85.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands peaked at 85.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2010.
Solomon Islands ranks 149th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75.9% | — |
| 2010 | 68.2% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 85.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 85.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 68.2% | 85.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
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)
- Food exports 20.1% (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Solomon Islands was 85.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2010.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.