International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 30.90 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands is 30.90 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 50.5% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands peaked at 74.70 million current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.40 million current US$, in 2003.
Solomon Islands ranks 161st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13.50 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 15.20 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 9.00 million current US$ | -40.8% |
| 1998 | 5.80 million current US$ | -35.6% |
| 1999 | 7.20 million current US$ | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 9.60 million current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 6.60 million current US$ | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 5.80 million current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 4.40 million current US$ | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 9.00 million current US$ | +104.5% |
| 2005 | 4.70 million current US$ | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 22.20 million current US$ | +372.3% |
| 2007 | 29.00 million current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 34.00 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 31.80 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 47.20 million current US$ | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 64.90 million current US$ | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 67.90 million current US$ | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 67.70 million current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.40 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 60.40 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 74.70 million current US$ | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 72.60 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 52.90 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 62.40 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 30.90 million current US$ | -50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.14 million current US$ | 5.80 million current US$ | 15.20 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.71 million current US$ | 4.40 million current US$ | 34.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.51 million current US$ | 47.20 million current US$ | 74.70 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.90 million current US$ | 30.90 million current US$ | 30.90 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 158 Tonga 33.00 million current US$ compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 33.00 million current US$ compare
- 160 Comoros 31.00 million current US$ compare
- 162 Afghanistan 30.00 million current US$ compare
- 162 Montenegro 30.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 27.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 33.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Solomon Islands was 30.90 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74.70 million current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.40 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Solomon Islands ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.