Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 4.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands, 1989–2020
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 4.8% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands peaked at 8.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
Solomon Islands ranks 132nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1.8% | — |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -56.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +344.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +65.1% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 4.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 4.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.0%, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +344.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.0% | 7.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 129 Botswana 5.3% compare
- 130 Zimbabwe 5.2% compare
- 131 Kazakhstan 4.8% compare
- 133 Bhutan 4.7% compare
- 134 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.7% compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 4.7% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 52.88 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.97 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -58.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 40.24 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -0.3505 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Solomon Islands was 4.8% in 2020, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.