Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 1,205.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands is 1,205.9%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands peaked at 2,575.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,205.9%, in 2019.
Solomon Islands ranks 41st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,950.8% | — |
| 2010 | 2,575.0% | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 2,272.4% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 2,044.4% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 2,090.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,562.8% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 1,383.1% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1,253.7% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 1,273.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,238.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,205.9% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,950.8% | 1,950.8% | 1,950.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,690.0% | 1,205.9% | 2,575.0% | 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 in Solomon Islands?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Solomon Islands was 1,205.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,575.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,205.9% in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Solomon Islands ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.