Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 3.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands, 1979–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 3.3% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
The figure is down 47.9% on the previous year and up 277.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands peaked at 7.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Solomon Islands 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 7.5% | — |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -97.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +678.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -90.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +635.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +127.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +83.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -34.7% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +261.3% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -66.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -83.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +1993.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -68.6% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +80.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -87.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +414.7% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +62.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -92.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -76.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +393.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +411.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -40.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -53.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +1705.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -23.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +98.9% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -47.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1993.6% | 0.2% | 5.0% |
| 2015 | +1705.1% | 0.4% | 7.4% |
| 1988 | +678.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 1991 | +635.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 6.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.9% | 6.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Solomon Islands was 3.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Solomon Islands ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.