Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 26.2%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 169. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 9.5 pp.

2024 26.2% −1.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 12of 169
Period maximum 35.1%2005
Period minimum 16.7%2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands, 2003–2024152025303540200320062009201220152018202120242003: 16.7%2004: 20.8%2005: 35.1%2006: 33.4%2007: 31.3%2008: 30.4%2009: 30.6%2010: 31.5%2011: 24.6%2012: 25.5%2013: 30.6%2014: 30.5%2015: 29.6%2016: 29.1%2017: 26%2018: 26.8%2019: 27.6%2020: 25.1%2021: 24.9%2022: 26.5%2023: 27.8%2024: 26.2%
Change over the period: +9.5 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands 26.2%
World 16.7%
Melanesia computed 20.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.2 −1.6 pp
2023 27.8 +1.4 pp
2022 26.5 +1.6 pp
2021 24.9 −0.2 pp
2020 25.1 −2.5 pp
2019 27.6 +0.8 pp
2018 26.8 +0.9 pp
2017 26 −3.1 pp
2016 29.1 −0.5 pp
2015 29.6 −1 pp
2014 30.5 −0 pp
2013 30.6 +5.1 pp
2012 25.5 +0.9 pp
2011 24.6 −7 pp
2010 31.5 +1 pp
2009 30.6 +0.2 pp
2008 30.4 −0.9 pp
2007 31.3 −2.1 pp
2006 33.4 −1.7 pp
2005 35.1 +14.3 pp
2004 20.8 +4.1 pp
2003 16.7

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SB Solomon Islands 26.2 VU Vanuatu 21.4 FJ Fiji 18.9

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.