Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple was 9.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Solomon Islands, 1995–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Solomon Islands is 9.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Solomon Islands peaked at 41.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2015.
That places Solomon Islands 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.5% | — |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -66.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +5.7% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.0%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean … manufactured simple 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 | -66.3% | 41.5% | 14.0% |
| 2007 | -34.1% | 14.0% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 64 Cambodia 10.1% compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 9.9% compare
- 66 French Polynesia 9.8% compare
- 68 Mozambique 9.7% compare
- 69 Bhutan 9.4% compare
- 70 Jordan 9.2% 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)
- 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, manufactured products in Solomon Islands?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products in Solomon Islands was 9.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Solomon Islands ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, manufactured 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. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.