Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) was 14.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Solomon Islands, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 14.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Solomon Islands peaked at 39.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2013.
That places Solomon Islands 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.9% | — |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -63.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -29.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 14.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 14.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.0%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -63.6% | 39.9% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.2% | 14.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.2% | 14.0% | 3 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 219.27 million current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 20.1% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 2.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 677.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.73 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 807.25 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Solomon Islands?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Solomon Islands was 14.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2013.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Solomon Islands ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.