Starting a business - Score in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Starting a business - Score was 85.62 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Solomon Islands, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Solomon Islands is 85.62, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Solomon Islands peaked at 85.62 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.3, in 2003.
That places Solomon Islands 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59.3 | — |
| 2004 | 62.19 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 60.54 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 62.83 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 64.76 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 65.8 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 68.71 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 67.67 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 74.19 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 83.55 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 83.11 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.6 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 85.11 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.48 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.42 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.52 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 85.62 | +0.1% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 85.62 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 85.62 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.45 | 59.3 | 68.71 | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.03 | 67.67 | 85.62 | 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 starting a business - score in Solomon Islands?
- Starting a business - score in Solomon Islands was 85.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.62 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 in 2003.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for starting a business - score?
- Solomon Islands ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.