Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands

Imports (% of GDP) in the Solomon Islands in 2024 — 70.78%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 172. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 24.12 pp.

2024 70.78% +5.91 pp vs 2023
World rank 33of 172
Period maximum 131.41%1989
Period minimum 23.61%2002

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands, 1980–202405010015019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 94.9%1981: 94.9%1982: 95.02%1983: 95.13%1984: 95.13%1985: 95.06%1986: 99.19%1987: 100.72%1988: 130.32%1989: 131.41%1990: 96.07%1991: 115.43%1992: 96.22%1993: 102.53%1994: 87.19%1995: 69.17%1996: 53.65%1997: 55.59%1998: 42.61%1999: 32.7%2000: 31.45%2001: 27.57%2002: 23.61%2003: 33.96%2004: 37.93%2005: 39.27%2006: 42.73%2007: 51.6%2008: 52.62%2009: 42.73%2010: 61%2011: 57.1%2012: 54.91%2013: 53.67%2014: 51.12%2015: 47.83%2016: 45.82%2017: 43.52%2018: 46.37%2019: 46.5%2020: 32.28%2021: 40.86%2022: 46.7%2023: 64.88%2024: 70.78%
Change over the period: −24.12 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Solomon Islands 70.78%
World 28.11%
Melanesia computed 46.26%
Imports (% of GDP) — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 70.78 +5.91 pp
2023 64.88 +18.17 pp
2022 46.7 +5.84 pp
2021 40.86 +8.58 pp
2020 32.28 −14.22 pp
2019 46.5 +0.13 pp
2018 46.37 +2.85 pp
2017 43.52 −2.3 pp
2016 45.82 −2.01 pp
2015 47.83 −3.29 pp
2014 51.12 −2.56 pp
2013 53.67 −1.24 pp
2012 54.91 −2.18 pp
2011 57.1 −3.9 pp
2010 61 +18.27 pp
2009 42.73 −9.89 pp
2008 52.62 +1.02 pp
2007 51.6 +8.87 pp
2006 42.73 +3.45 pp
2005 39.27 +1.34 pp
2004 37.93 +3.97 pp
2003 33.96 +10.35 pp
2002 23.61 −3.96 pp
2001 27.57 −3.88 pp
2000 31.45 −1.24 pp
1999 32.7 −9.92 pp
1998 42.61 −12.98 pp
1997 55.59 +1.94 pp
1996 53.65 −15.52 pp
1995 69.17 −18.01 pp
1994 87.19 −15.35 pp
1993 102.53 +6.31 pp
1992 96.22 −19.2 pp
1991 115.43 +19.36 pp
1990 96.07 −35.35 pp
1989 131.41 +1.09 pp
1988 130.32 +29.6 pp
1987 100.72 +1.53 pp
1986 99.19 +4.13 pp
1985 95.06 −0.07 pp
1984 95.13 +0 pp
1983 95.13 +0.11 pp
1982 95.02 +0.12 pp
1981 94.9 −0 pp
1980 94.9

Melanesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

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