Solomon Islands Facts, Map, Population, GDP

Capital

Honiara

Population

738,774 (2025 est.)

Area

28,896 sq km

Location

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

🧭 Background

Settlers from Papua arrived on the Solomon Islands around 30,000 years ago. About 6,000 years ago, Austronesian settlers came to the islands, and the two groups mixed extensively. Despite significant inter-island trade, no attempts were made to unite the islands into a single political entity. In 1568, a Spanish explorer became the first European to spot the islands. After a failed Spanish attempt at creating a permanent European settlement in the late 1500s, the Solomon Islands remained free of European contact until a British explorer arrived in 1767. European explorers and US and British whaling ships regularly visited the islands into the 1800s. Germany declared a protectorate over the northern Solomon Islands in 1885, and the UK established a protectorate over the southern islands in 1893. In 1899, Germany transferred its islands to the UK in exchange for the UK relinquishing all claims in Samoa. In 1942, Japan invaded the islands, and the Guadalcanal Campaign (August 1942-February 1943) proved a turning point in the Pacific theater of WWII. The fighting destroyed large parts of the Solomon Islands, and a nationalist movement emerged near the end of the war. By 1960, the British allowed some local autonomy. The islands were granted self-government in 1976 and independence two years later under Prime Minister Sir Peter KENILOREA. In 1999, longstanding tensions between ethnic Guale in Honiara and ethnic Malaitans in Honiara’s suburbs erupted in civil war, leading thousands of Malaitans to take refuge in Honiara and prompting Guale to flee the city. In 2000, newly elected Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE focused on peace agreements and distributing resources equally among groups, but his actions bankrupted the government in 2001 and led to his ouster. In 2003, the Solomon Islands requested international assistance to reestablish law and order; the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, which ended in 2017, improved the security situation. In 2006, however, riots broke out in Honiara, and the city’s Chinatown was burned amid allegations that the prime minister took money from China. SOGAVARE was reelected prime minister for a fourth time in 2019. When a small group of protestors, mostly from the island of Malaita, approached parliament to lodge a petition calling for SOGAVARE’s removal and more development in Malaita in 2021, police fired tear gas into the crowd which sparked rioting and looting in Honiara.

🗺️ Geography

Location

Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Geographic coordinates

8 00 S, 159 00 E

Map references

Oceania

Area — total

28,896 sq km

Area — land

27,986 sq km

Area — water

910 sq km

Area - comparative

Slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries — total

0 km

Coastline

5,313 km

Maritime claims — territorial sea

12 nm

Maritime claims — exclusive economic zone

200 nm

Maritime claims — continental shelf

200 nm

Climate

Tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes

Terrain

Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Elevation — highest point

Mount Popomanaseu 2,335 m

Elevation — lowest point

Pacific Ocean 0 m

Natural resources

Fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

Land use — agricultural land

3.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 2.8% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 0.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

89.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

6.2% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land

0 sq km (2022)

Population distribution

Most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port

Natural hazards

Tropical cyclones, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis volcanism: Tinakula (851 m) has frequent eruption activity, and an eruption of Savo (485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal

Geography - note

Strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea; Rennell Island, the southernmost in the Solomon Islands chain, is one of the world’s largest raised coral atolls; the island’s Lake Tegano, formerly a lagoon on the atoll, is the largest lake in the insular Pacific (15,500 hectares; 38,300 acres)

👥 People and Society⬆️ Top

Population — total

738,774 (2025 est.)

Population — male

377,067

Population — female

361,707

Nationality — noun

Solomon Islander(s)

Nationality — adjective

Solomon Islander

Ethnic groups

Melanesian 95.3%, Polynesian 3.1%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 0.3% (2009 est.)

Languages

Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages

Religions

Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)

Age structure — 0-14 years

30.6% (male 114,246/female 108,020)

Age structure — 15-64 years

64.2% (male 238,708/female 227,636)

Age structure — 65 years and over

5.3% (2024 est.) (male 18,016/female 20,173)

Dependency ratios — total dependency ratio

55.1 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — youth dependency ratio

46.7 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — elderly dependency ratio

8.4 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — potential support ratio

12 (2025 est.)

Median age — total

25.5 years (2025 est.)

Median age — male

25 years

Median age — female

25.4 years

Population growth rate

1.62% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

21.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Death rate

3.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Population distribution

Most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port

Urbanization — urban population

26% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

82,000 HONIARA (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio — at birth

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 0-14 years

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 15-64 years

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 65 years and over

0.89 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — total population

1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

22.6 years (2015 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

123 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate — total

18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Infant mortality rate — male

22.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — female

15.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth — total population

77.2 years (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth — male

74.6 years

Life expectancy at birth — female

80 years

Total fertility rate

2.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.33 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: rural

Rural: 59.4% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: total

Total: 73.1% of population

Drinking water source — unimproved: rural

Rural: 40.6% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

4.8% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

9.7% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2023)

Sanitation facility access — improved: rural

Rural: 22.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: rural

Rural: 77.4% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: total

Total: 59.4% of population

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.5% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita — total

1.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — beer

1.1 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — wine

0.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — spirits

0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use — total

36.8% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — male

54.5% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — female

18.8% (2025 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

64.5% (2019 est.)

Child marriage — women married by age 15

5.6% (2015)

Child marriage — women married by age 18

21.3% (2015)

Child marriage — men married by age 18

4.4% (2015)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% GDP)

8.3% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% national budget)

25.2% national budget (2024 est.)

🌿 Environment⬆️ Top

Environmental issues

Deforestation; soil erosion; damage to coral reefs

International environmental agreements — party to

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling

International environmental agreements — signed, but not ratified

Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban

Climate

Tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes

Land use — agricultural land

3.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 2.8% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 0.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

89.9% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

6.2% (2023 est.)

Urbanization — urban population

26% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

3.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — total emissions

318,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from petroleum and other liquids

318,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

8.8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Waste and recycling — municipal solid waste generated annually

180,000 tons (2024 est.)

Waste and recycling — percent of municipal solid waste recycled

6.1% (2022 est.)

Total renewable water resources

44.7 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

🏛️ Government⬆️ Top

Country name — conventional long form

None

Country name — conventional short form

Solomon Islands

Country name — local long form

None

Country name — local short form

Solomon Islands

Country name — former

British Solomon Islands

Country name — etymology

Spanish explorer Alvaro de MENDANA named the isles in 1568 after the wealthy biblical King SOLOMON in the mistaken belief that the islands contained great riches

Government type

Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

Capital — name

Honiara

Capital — geographic coordinates

9 26 S, 159 57 E

Capital — time difference

UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Capital — etymology

The name derives from the local term nagho ni ara, meaning "place of the east wind" or "facing the trade winds"

Administrative divisions

9 provinces and 1 city*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira and Ulawa, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western

Legal system

Mixed system of English common law and customary law

Constitution — history

Adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978

Constitution — amendment process

Proposed by the National Parliament; passage of constitutional sections, including those on fundamental rights and freedoms, the legal system, Parliament, alteration of the constitution and the ombudsman, requires three-fourths majority vote by Parliament and assent of the governor general; passage of other amendments requires two-thirds majority vote and assent of the governor general

International law organization participation

Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

Citizenship — citizenship by birth

No

Citizenship — citizenship by descent only

At least one parent must be a citizen of the Solomon Islands

Citizenship — dual citizenship recognized

No

Citizenship — residency requirement for naturalization

7 years

Suffrage

21 years of age; universal

Executive branch — chief of state

King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General David Tiva KAPU (since 7 July 2024)

Executive branch — head of government

Prime Minister Jeremiah MANELE (since 2 May 2024)

Executive branch — cabinet

Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

Executive branch — election/appointment process

The monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the National Parliament for up to 5 years (eligible for a second term); following legislative elections, the National Parliament usually elects the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as prime minister; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister

Legislative branch — legislature name

National Parliament

Legislative branch — legislative structure

Unicameral

Legislative branch — number of seats

50 (all directly elected)

Legislative branch — electoral system

Plurality/majority

Legislative branch — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch — term in office

4 years

Legislative branch — most recent election date

4/17/2024

Legislative branch — parties elected and seats per party

Ownership Unity and Responsibility (OUR Party) (15); Solomon Islands Democratic Party (SIDP) (11); Solomon Islands United Party (UP) (6); Solomon Islands People First Party (SIPFP) (3); Independents (11); Other (4)

Legislative branch — percentage of women in chamber

6%

Legislative branch — expected date of next election

April 2028

Judicial branch — highest court(s)

Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and ex officio members including the High Court chief justice and puisne judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice and puisne judges)

Judicial branch — judge selection and term of office

Court of Appeal and High Court president, chief justices, and puisne judges appointed by the governor general on recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, chaired by the chief justice and includes 5 members, mostly judicial officials and legal professionals; all judges serve until retirement at age 60

Judicial branch — subordinate courts

Magistrates' Courts; Customary Land Appeal Court; local courts

Political parties

Democratic Alliance Party or DAP Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KAD Ownership, Unity, and Responsibility Party (OUR Party) Solomon Islands People First Party or SIPFP Solomon Islands Democratic Party or SIDP Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA Solomon Islands United Party or UP United for Change Party or U4C Coalition for Accountability Reform and Empowerment (CARE) (includes DAP, SIDP, and U4C)

Diplomatic representation in the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Jane Mugafalu Kabui WAETARA (since 16 September 2022); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN

Diplomatic representation in the US — chancery

685 Third Avenue, 11th Floor, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10017

Diplomatic representation in the US — telephone

[1] (212) 599-6192

Diplomatic representation in the US — FAX

[1] (212) 661-8925

Diplomatic representation in the US — email address and website

Simun@solomons.com

Diplomatic representation from the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Ann Marie YASTISHOCK (since 14 March 2024); note - also accredited to the Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Diplomatic representation from the US — embassy

BJS Building Commonwealth Avenue Honiara, Solomon Islands

Diplomatic representation from the US — telephone

[677] 23426

Diplomatic representation from the US — FAX

[677] 27429

Diplomatic representation from the US — email address and website

EmbassyHoniara@state.gov https://pg.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, EITI (candidate country), ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO

Independence

7 July 1978 (from the UK)

National holiday

Independence Day, 7 July (1978)

Flag

Description: divided diagonally by a yellow stripe from the lower-left corner; the upper triangle (left side) is blue with five five-pointed white stars in an "X" pattern; the lower triangle is green meaning: blue stands for the ocean, green for the land, and yellow for sunshine; the five stars stand for the main island groups

National color(s)

Blue, yellow, green, white

National anthem(s) — title

"God Save the King"

National anthem(s) — lyrics/music

Unknown

National anthem(s) — history

In use since 1745

National heritage — total World Heritage Sites

1 (natural)

National heritage — selected World Heritage Site locales

East Rennell

💹 Economy⬆️ Top

Economic overview

Lower middle-income Pacific island economy; natural resource rich but environmentally fragile; key agrarian sector; growing Chinese economic relationship; infrastructure damage due to social unrest; metal mining operations

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$2.07 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$2.019 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$1.967 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2024

2.5% (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2023

2.7% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2022

2.4% (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2024

$2,500 (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2023

$2,500 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2022

$2,500 (2022 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$1.761 billion (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

5.9% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

5.5% (2022 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021

-0.1% (2021 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — agriculture

33.8% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — industry

18.7% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — services

47.3% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — household consumption

61.7% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — government consumption

29.2% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in fixed capital

24.4% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in inventories

-1% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — exports of goods and services

26.3% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — imports of goods and services

-51.7% (2022 est.)

Agricultural products

Oil palm fruit, coconuts, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, fruits, pulses, vegetables, cocoa beans, cassava (2023)

Industries

Fish (tuna), mining, timber

Industrial production growth rate

4.7% (2022 est.)

Labor force

435,600 (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2024

1.5% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2023

1.5% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2022

1.5% (2022 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — total

3% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — male

2.6% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — female

3.4% (2024 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2024

5.4% of GDP (2024 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2023

5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2022

5.2% of GDP (2022 est.)

Budget — revenues

$436.174 million (2022 est.)

Budget — expenditures

$482.24 million (2022 est.)

Public debt — Public debt 2022

15.4% of GDP (2022 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

20.7% (of GDP) (2022 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2024

-$66.231 million (2024 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2023

-$178.197 million (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2022

-$218.534 million (2022 est.)

Exports — Exports 2024

$642.877 million (2024 est.)

Exports — Exports 2023

$546.025 million (2023 est.)

Exports — Exports 2022

$411.359 million (2022 est.)

Exports - partners

China 56%, Australia 11%, Italy 10%, Spain 5%, Netherlands 4% (2023)

Exports - commodities

Wood, fish, gold, precious metal ore, palm oil (2023)

Imports — Imports 2024

$857.128 million (2024 est.)

Imports — Imports 2023

$883.611 million (2023 est.)

Imports — Imports 2022

$764.641 million (2022 est.)

Imports - partners

China 42%, Singapore 13%, Australia 13%, Taiwan 5%, Malaysia 5% (2023)

Imports - commodities

Refined petroleum, plastic products, fish, broadcasting equipment, iron structures (2023)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$688.22 million (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$661.604 million (2022 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021

$694.515 million (2021 est.)

Debt - external — Debt - external 2023

$184.191 million (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Currency

Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar -

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2024

8.455 (2024 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2023

8.376 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2022

8.156 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2021

8.03 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2020

8.213 (2020 est.)

⚡ Energy⬆️ Top

Electricity access — electrification - total population

76% (2022 est.)

Electricity access — electrification - urban areas

79%

Electricity access — electrification - rural areas

75.4%

Electricity — installed generating capacity

37,000 kW (2023 est.)

Electricity — consumption

91.031 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — transmission/distribution losses

19.969 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — fossil fuels

90.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — solar

5.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — hydroelectricity

0.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — biomass and waste

3.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Petroleum — refined petroleum consumption

2,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita — Total energy consumption per capita 2023

5.655 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

📡 Communications⬆️ Top

Telephones - fixed lines — total subscriptions

7,000 (2021 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

1 (2022 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular — total subscriptions

485,000 (2022 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

62 (2022 est.)

Broadcast media

Multi-channel pay-TV is available; Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite (2019)

Internet country code

.sb

Internet users — percent of population

43% (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — total

1,000 (2022 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

(2022 est.) less than 1

🚚 Transportation⬆️ Top

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

H4

Airports

36 (2025)

Heliports

2 (2025)

Merchant marine — total

25 (2023)

Merchant marine — by type

General cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 16

Ports — total ports

6 (2024)

Ports — large

0

Ports — medium

0

Ports — small

2

Ports — very small

4

Ports — ports with oil terminals

1

Ports — key ports

Gizo Harbor, Honiara, Port Noro, Ringgi Cove, Tulaghi, Yandina

🛡️ Military and Security⬆️ Top

Military and security forces

Ministry of Police, National Security and Correctional Services (MPNSCS): the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) (2025)

Military - note

In 2017, the Solomon Islands and Australia signed a security treaty allowing Australian police, defense, and associated civilian personnel to deploy rapidly to Solomon Islands should the need arise and where both countries consent; the treaty was activated for the first time in November 2021 following civil unrest in Honiara; Australia was the first country Solomon Islands called upon for support, and from November 2021, Australia deployed police and defense personnel to work alongside partners from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand to restore law and order in Honiara in 2022, the Solomon Islands Government has also signed a police and security agreement with China (2025)

🌐 Transnational Issues⬆️ Top

Refugees and internally displaced persons — IDPs

1,638 (2023 est.)

Trafficking in persons — tier rating

Tier 2 Watch List — Solomon Islands does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but the government has devoted sufficient resources to a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute significant efforts to meet the minimum standards; therefore, Solomon Islands was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 and remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/solomon-islands/