Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Solomon Islands

Government expense in the Solomon Islands in 2022 — 28.89%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 111. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 3.89 pp.

2022 28.89% −1.49 pp vs 2021
World rank 53of 111
Period maximum 31.91%2020
Period minimum 25%2011

Trend over time

2011–2022 · % of GDP

Government expense — Solomon Islands, 2011–2022242628303220112013201520172019202120222011: 25%2012: 25.29%2013: 30.5%2014: 30.16%2015: 30.67%2016: 29.75%2017: 30.23%2018: 27.58%2019: 28.98%2020: 31.91%2021: 30.38%2022: 28.89%
Change over the period: +3.89 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Solomon Islands 28.89%
World 28.49%
Melanesia computed 21.39%
Government expense — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 28.89 −1.49 pp
2021 30.38 −1.53 pp
2020 31.91 +2.93 pp
2019 28.98 +1.41 pp
2018 27.58 −2.66 pp
2017 30.23 +0.49 pp
2016 29.75 −0.93 pp
2015 30.67 +0.51 pp
2014 30.16 −0.34 pp
2013 30.5 +5.21 pp
2012 25.29 +0.29 pp
2011 25

Melanesia, 2022

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

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

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