Employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
165th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2024
All-time low
0.8%
in 1993
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025

00.511.51991200820251991: 0.8111992: 0.7741993: 0.7521994: 0.8061995: 0.9381996: 0.9821997: 0.9451998: 0.9351999: 0.9662000: 0.9172001: 0.9012002: 0.9132003: 0.9032004: 0.912005: 0.8472006: 0.8692007: 0.882008: 0.8842009: 0.9332010: 0.9642011: 1.12012: 1.12013: 12014: 1.12015: 12016: 12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.22021: 1.32022: 1.32023: 1.32024: 1.32025: 1.3

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 1.3% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1993.

Solomon Islands ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Solomon Islands, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 0.8%
1992 0.8% -4.6%
1993 0.8% -2.9%
1994 0.8% +7.2%
1995 0.9% +16.4%
1996 1.0% +4.6%
1997 0.9% -3.8%
1998 0.9% -1.0%
1999 1.0% +3.3%
2000 0.9% -5.0%
2001 0.9% -1.8%
2002 0.9% +1.4%
2003 0.9% -1.2%
2004 0.9% +0.9%
2005 0.8% -6.9%
2006 0.9% +2.6%
2007 0.9% +1.2%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% +5.4%
2010 1.0% +3.3%
2011 1.1% +18.0%
2012 1.1% -2.3%
2013 1.0% -7.6%
2014 1.1% +4.1%
2015 1.0% -3.9%
2016 1.0% +1.0%
2017 1.1% +6.4%
2018 1.1% +1.3%
2019 1.1% +1.9%
2020 1.2% +5.9%
2021 1.3% +5.5%
2022 1.3% +1.7%
2023 1.3% -1.4%
2024 1.3% +1.4%
2025 1.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 9
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 10
2020s 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands?
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Solomon Islands was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
How does Solomon Islands rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Solomon Islands ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).