Solomon Islands vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services

Solomon Islands
70.8%
in 2024
Upper middle income
23.8%
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
37th
Upper middle income rank
40th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • Upper middle income
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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

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,455 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.