Taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Taxes on international trade was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands, 2011–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands stood at 13.5%.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands peaked at 32.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2023.
Solomon Islands ranks 24th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30.1% | — |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -29.7% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +64.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -53.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +5.9% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 13.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 13.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 19.7% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 12.7% | 27.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More public sector data for Solomon Islands
- Tax revenue 23.3% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.7% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 26.4% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.9% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 37.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.3% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.9% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 47.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands?
- Taxes on international trade in Solomon Islands was 13.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for taxes on international trade?
- Solomon Islands ranks 24th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.