Expense in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Expense was 28.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Solomon Islands, 2011–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Solomon Islands is 28.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Solomon Islands peaked at 31.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 62nd out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.0% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.9% | 31.9% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- DEC alternative conversion factor 8.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.21 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 145.27 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 266.39 million current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 31.51 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 14.54 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 1.75 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 17,389 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,020 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 14.58 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Solomon Islands?
- Expense in Solomon Islands was 28.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for expense?
- Solomon Islands ranks 62nd out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.