Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Solomon Islands in 2018 — 22.19%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 174. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 4.99 pp.

2018 22.19% −2.38 pp vs 2017
World rank 25of 174
Period maximum 31.98%2002
Period minimum 14.49%1980

Trend over time

1970–2018 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands, 1970–2018101520253035197019751980198519901995200020052010201520181970: 27.18%1971: 20.99%1972: 26.6%1973: 27.44%1974: 25.77%1975: 18.89%1976: 21.66%1977: 21.67%1978: 21.54%1979: 17.49%1980: 14.49%1981: 14.77%1982: 19.45%1983: 16.7%1984: 21.24%1985: 21.04%1986: 21.59%1987: 18.9%2002: 31.98%2003: 23.74%2004: 22.32%2005: 28.2%2006: 23.37%2007: 20.03%2008: 23.12%2009: 30.11%2010: 26.1%2011: 21.08%2012: 21.42%2013: 20.2%2014: 23.66%2015: 24.15%2016: 24.12%2017: 24.57%2018: 22.19%
Change over the period: −4.99 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Solomon Islands 22.19%
World 8.11%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 22.19 −2.38 pp
2017 24.57 +0.45 pp
2016 24.12 −0.03 pp
2015 24.15 +0.49 pp
2014 23.66 +3.46 pp
2013 20.2 −1.23 pp
2012 21.42 +0.34 pp
2011 21.08 −5.02 pp
2010 26.1 −4.01 pp
2009 30.11 +6.99 pp
2008 23.12 +3.08 pp
2007 20.03 −3.33 pp
2006 23.37 −4.83 pp
2005 28.2 +5.88 pp
2004 22.32 −1.43 pp
2003 23.74 −8.23 pp
2002 31.98
1987 18.9 −2.68 pp
1986 21.59 +0.55 pp
1985 21.04 −0.2 pp
1984 21.24 +4.54 pp
1983 16.7 −2.76 pp
1982 19.45 +4.68 pp
1981 14.77 +0.29 pp
1980 14.49 −3.01 pp
1979 17.49 −4.04 pp
1978 21.54 −0.13 pp
1977 21.67 +0 pp
1976 21.66 +2.77 pp
1975 18.89 −6.88 pp
1974 25.77 −1.67 pp
1973 27.44 +0.84 pp
1972 26.6 +5.61 pp
1971 20.99 −6.19 pp
1970 27.18

Melanesia, 2018

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

SB Solomon Islands 22.19 FJ Fiji 16.33

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.

Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.