Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands stood at 29.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 30.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1991.
That places Solomon Islands 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.2% | — |
| 1992 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.0% | 29.9% | 5 |
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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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands was 29.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1991.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.