International tourism, expenditures in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: International tourism, expenditures was 5.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Solomon Islands, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 5.6% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Solomon Islands peaked at 12.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2003.
Solomon Islands ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.5% | — |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +84.1% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +118.4% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.8% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 45 Latvia 5.7% compare
- 46 Denmark 5.7% compare
- 47 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 49 Argentina 5.2% compare
- 50 Republic of Moldova 5.1% compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 5.1% 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 in Solomon Islands?
- International tourism, expenditures in Solomon Islands was 5.6% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2003.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.