Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Solomon Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands is -0.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 174th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -17.2% | — |
| 2001 | -10.6% | -38.6% |
| 2002 | -5.4% | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -169.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -58.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +158.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -80.2% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +618.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -51.4% |
| 2012 | -1.9% | -163.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -143.5% |
| 2014 | -2.9% | -441.7% |
| 2015 | -2.4% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -164.3% |
| 2017 | -0.9% | -160.1% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | +31.5% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | -4.9% | +255.4% |
| 2021 | -0.9% | -82.6% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +17.1% |
| 2025 | -0.4% | -25.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's -0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%. (42 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's -0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +618.4% | 0.9% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.0% | -17.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -4.9% | -0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -99.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 7.33 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -99.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5.36 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands was -0.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Solomon Islands ranks 174th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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