Solomon Islands vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Solomon Islands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 70.8% against 23.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 47.0%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 3.0 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 193 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 103.2% | 18.7% | 84.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 20.9% | 54.2% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 26.8% | 11.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 24.1% | 26.6% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 23.2% | 27.9% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Solomon Islands or Upper middle income?
- Solomon Islands, at 70.8% against 23.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 47.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Solomon Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 37th and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.