Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 22.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Solomon Islands, 1982–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 22.8% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Solomon Islands peaked at 61.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2005.
That places Solomon Islands 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23.2% | — |
| 1983 | 20.7% | -10.5% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +35.0% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | -33.5% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +48.8% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 39.2% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 40.1% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -33.0% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -63.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -58.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +103.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -68.2% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +965.9% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -75.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +143.8% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +8.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 22.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.7%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 22.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.6%, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 | +965.9% | 4.2% | 45.2% |
| 2023 | +143.8% | 8.7% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 20.5% | 32.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 11.0% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 4.2% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 47.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 8.7% | 22.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 129 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 23.2% compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 23.0% compare
- 133 Qatar 22.2% compare
- 134 Mozambique 21.8% compare
- 135 Hungary 21.7% 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 travel services in Solomon Islands?
- Travel services in Solomon Islands was 22.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2005.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for travel services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.