Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -0.36 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands is -0.36, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands peaked at 6.25 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -17.25, in 2000.
That places Solomon Islands 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -17.25 | — |
| 2001 | -10.6 | -38.6% |
| 2002 | -5.39 | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 3.73 | -169.2% |
| 2004 | 5.18 | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 5.09 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.09 | -58.9% |
| 2007 | 1.7 | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.39 | +158.2% |
| 2009 | 0.87 | -80.2% |
| 2010 | 6.25 | +618.4% |
| 2011 | 3.04 | -51.4% |
| 2012 | -1.93 | -163.5% |
| 2013 | 0.84 | -143.5% |
| 2014 | -2.87 | -441.7% |
| 2015 | -2.38 | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.53 | -164.3% |
| 2017 | -0.92 | -160.1% |
| 2018 | -1.21 | +31.5% |
| 2019 | -1.39 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | -4.94 | +255.4% |
| 2021 | -0.86 | -82.6% |
| 2022 | -0.43 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | -0.41 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | -0.48 | +17.1% |
| 2025 | -0.36 | -25.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's -0.36 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's -0.36 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +618.4% | 0.87 | 6.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.02 | -17.25 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.096 | -2.87 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.25 | -4.94 | -0.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More work & labour data for Solomon Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5211 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 385.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 647.38 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 912.18 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 937.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,849 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Solomon Islands was -0.36 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.25 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.25 in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Solomon Islands ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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