Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 32.97 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands is 32.97 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 58.2% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands peaked at 165.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, -8.62 million BoP, current US$, in 2001.
Solomon Islands ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -170,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | -10,000 BoP, current US$ | -94.1% |
| 1973 | 700,000 BoP, current US$ | -7100.0% |
| 1974 | -50,000 BoP, current US$ | -107.1% |
| 1975 | 7.85 million BoP, current US$ | -15809.5% |
| 1976 | 4.89 million BoP, current US$ | -37.8% |
| 1977 | 4.44 million BoP, current US$ | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 4.58 million BoP, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.46 million BoP, current US$ | -24.3% |
| 1980 | 2.41 million BoP, current US$ | -30.4% |
| 1981 | 229,841 BoP, current US$ | -90.5% |
| 1982 | 1.03 million BoP, current US$ | +348.0% |
| 1983 | 435,328 BoP, current US$ | -57.7% |
| 1984 | 1.96 million BoP, current US$ | +350.9% |
| 1985 | 675,326 BoP, current US$ | -65.6% |
| 1986 | 3.10 million BoP, current US$ | +359.2% |
| 1987 | 10.48 million BoP, current US$ | +238.1% |
| 1988 | 1.68 million BoP, current US$ | -84.0% |
| 1989 | 11.60 million BoP, current US$ | +590.2% |
| 1990 | 10.44 million BoP, current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 14.51 million BoP, current US$ | +39.0% |
| 1992 | 14.17 million BoP, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.37 million BoP, current US$ | +64.9% |
| 1994 | 2.10 million BoP, current US$ | -91.0% |
| 1995 | 2.03 million BoP, current US$ | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.94 million BoP, current US$ | +193.4% |
| 1997 | 33.87 million BoP, current US$ | +469.8% |
| 1998 | 8.80 million BoP, current US$ | -74.0% |
| 1999 | 9.90 million BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -79.8% |
| 2001 | -8.62 million BoP, current US$ | -529.9% |
| 2002 | 145,801 BoP, current US$ | -101.7% |
| 2003 | -1.01 million BoP, current US$ | -792.3% |
| 2004 | -3.01 million BoP, current US$ | +197.7% |
| 2005 | 548,149 BoP, current US$ | -118.2% |
| 2006 | 44.31 million BoP, current US$ | +7983.1% |
| 2007 | 85.98 million BoP, current US$ | +94.1% |
| 2008 | 75.18 million BoP, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 48.58 million BoP, current US$ | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 165.92 million BoP, current US$ | +241.5% |
| 2011 | 120.05 million BoP, current US$ | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 23.88 million BoP, current US$ | -80.1% |
| 2013 | 53.43 million BoP, current US$ | +123.7% |
| 2014 | 21.02 million BoP, current US$ | -60.7% |
| 2015 | 32.22 million BoP, current US$ | +53.3% |
| 2016 | 37.34 million BoP, current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 42.88 million BoP, current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 24.99 million BoP, current US$ | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 32.79 million BoP, current US$ | +31.2% |
| 2020 | 8.98 million BoP, current US$ | -72.6% |
| 2021 | 27.92 million BoP, current US$ | +210.9% |
| 2022 | 40.72 million BoP, current US$ | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 78.90 million BoP, current US$ | +93.8% |
| 2024 | 32.97 million BoP, current US$ | -58.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 32.97 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 888.22 million BoP, current US$, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 32.97 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion BoP, current US$, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +15809.5% | -50,000 BoP, current US$ | 7.85 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2006 | +7983.1% | 548,149 BoP, current US$ | 44.31 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1973 | +7100.0% | -10,000 BoP, current US$ | 700,000 BoP, current US$ |
| 2003 | -792.3% | 145,801 BoP, current US$ | -1.01 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.85 million BoP, current US$ | -170,000 BoP, current US$ | 7.85 million BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.36 million BoP, current US$ | 229,841 BoP, current US$ | 11.60 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.51 million BoP, current US$ | 2.03 million BoP, current US$ | 33.87 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.41 million BoP, current US$ | -8.62 million BoP, current US$ | 85.98 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.45 million BoP, current US$ | 21.02 million BoP, current US$ | 165.92 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.90 million BoP, current US$ | 8.98 million BoP, current US$ | 78.90 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 163 Central African Republic 40.41 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 37.11 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 165 Burundi 35.12 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 167 Vanuatu 28.86 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 168 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 169 Guinea-Bissau 26.65 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Solomon Islands was 32.97 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 165.92 million BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.62 million BoP, current US$ in 2001.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.