Solomon Islands - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Solomon Islands was $556,260,200 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $752,908,700 in 2019 and $34,829,010 in 1976.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1975 $38,357,480
1976 $34,829,010
1977 $39,254,100
1978 $52,766,620
1979 $79,218,050
1980 $102,069,400
1981 $113,541,500
1982 $96,076,180
1983 $95,598,100
1984 $106,224,700
1985 $115,008,000
1986 $117,312,700
1987 $119,253,700
1988 $170,851,000
1989 $169,541,700
1990 $156,043,400
1991 $180,237,600
1992 $165,465,700
1993 $217,552,700
1994 $248,165,000
1995 $231,451,300
1996 $236,011,100
1997 $291,718,300
1998 $214,425,900
1999 $197,534,500
2000 $164,926,600
2001 $166,539,500
2002 $117,737,400
2003 $155,855,500
2004 $162,713,700
2005 $243,073,300
2006 $263,397,000
2007 $357,779,200
2008 $392,768,400
2009 $344,029,300
2010 $547,871,900
2011 $610,092,200
2012 $637,422,100
2013 $712,541,400
2014 $683,710,100
2015 $620,305,000
2016 $626,624,400
2017 $679,094,800
2018 $748,211,700
2019 $752,908,700
2020 $556,260,200

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Solomon Islands was $550,563,700 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $752,342,000 in 2018 and $81,792,320 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 $173,530,100
1981 $183,872,900
1982 $183,296,500
1983 $172,390,000
1984 $172,723,100
1985 $157,350,900
1986 $146,425,500
1987 $156,242,800
1988 $230,010,200
1989 $227,189,300
1990 $206,423,400
1991 $262,634,400
1992 $258,870,900
1993 $308,372,800
1994 $351,218,300
1995 $324,730,600
1996 $273,945,700
1997 $292,717,100
1998 $194,991,300
1999 $159,566,800
2000 $132,052,100
2001 $112,921,600
2002 $81,792,320
2003 $82,868,140
2004 $107,953,600
2005 $173,309,100
2006 $263,486,400
2007 $357,945,600
2008 $394,558,500
2009 $344,009,900
2010 $547,833,100
2011 $609,974,700
2012 $637,372,200
2013 $712,534,700
2014 $682,684,100
2015 $618,090,400
2016 $625,298,800
2017 $692,116,500
2018 $752,342,000
2019 $748,892,700
2020 $550,563,700

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Solomon Islands was 4,522,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,121,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 144,000,000 in 1980.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 144,000,000
1981 160,000,000
1982 178,000,000
1983 198,000,000
1984 220,000,000
1985 233,000,000
1986 255,000,000
1987 313,000,000
1988 479,000,000
1989 521,000,000
1990 522,000,000
1991 713,000,000
1992 758,000,000
1993 983,000,000
1994 1,156,000,000
1995 1,106,000,000
1996 977,000,000
1997 1,088,000,000
1998 939,000,000
1999 772,000,000
2000 672,000,000
2001 596,000,000
2002 552,000,000
2003 622,000,000
2004 808,000,000
2005 1,305,000,000
2006 2,005,000,000
2007 2,739,000,000
2008 3,057,000,000
2009 2,771,000,000
2010 4,418,000,000
2011 4,661,000,000
2012 4,688,000,000
2013 5,203,000,000
2014 5,035,000,000
2015 4,892,000,000
2016 4,970,000,000
2017 5,459,000,000
2018 5,983,000,000
2019 6,121,000,000
2020 4,522,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Solomon Islands was 567,831,400 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 719,246,000 in 2019 and 106,468,400 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 163,102,800
1981 160,127,600
1982 157,471,200
1983 163,634,000
1984 163,952,800
1985 158,746,300
1986 165,440,400
1987 182,228,800
1988 238,438,200
1989 250,870,100
1990 231,319,000
1991 189,241,700
1992 175,322,200
1993 227,600,100
1994 260,008,100
1995 245,663,600
1996 202,629,900
1997 231,425,300
1998 216,336,900
1999 168,521,800
2000 129,632,200
2001 117,519,000
2002 106,468,400
2003 112,737,500
2004 133,563,600
2005 196,148,300
2006 281,153,000
2007 360,738,700
2008 355,957,200
2009 366,582,800
2010 528,941,700
2011 494,408,500
2012 498,127,500
2013 552,530,500
2014 543,923,800
2015 618,090,400
2016 645,716,900
2017 666,118,000
2018 684,819,100
2019 719,246,000
2020 567,831,400

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Solomon Islands was -21.05 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.86 in 2005 and a minimum value of -23.08 in 2000.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1981 -1.82
1982 -1.66
1983 3.91
1984 0.19
1985 -3.18
1986 4.22
1987 10.15
1988 30.85
1989 5.21
1990 -7.79
1991 -18.19
1992 -7.36
1993 29.82
1994 14.24
1995 -5.52
1996 -17.52
1997 14.21
1998 -6.52
1999 -22.10
2000 -23.08
2001 -9.34
2002 -9.40
2003 5.89
2004 18.47
2005 46.86
2006 43.34
2007 28.31
2008 -1.33
2009 2.99
2010 44.29
2011 -6.53
2012 0.75
2013 10.92
2014 -1.56
2015 13.64
2016 4.47
2017 3.16
2018 2.81
2019 5.03
2020 -21.05

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Solomon Islands was 5,344,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,769,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,002,000,000 in 2002.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1980 1,535,000,000
1981 1,507,000,000
1982 1,482,000,000
1983 1,540,000,000
1984 1,543,000,000
1985 1,494,000,000
1986 1,557,000,000
1987 1,715,000,000
1988 2,244,000,000
1989 2,361,000,000
1990 2,177,000,000
1991 1,781,000,000
1992 1,650,000,000
1993 2,142,000,000
1994 2,447,000,000
1995 2,312,000,000
1996 1,907,000,000
1997 2,178,000,000
1998 2,036,000,000
1999 1,586,000,000
2000 1,220,000,000
2001 1,106,000,000
2002 1,002,000,000
2003 1,061,000,000
2004 1,257,000,000
2005 1,846,000,000
2006 2,646,000,000
2007 3,395,000,000
2008 3,350,000,000
2009 3,450,000,000
2010 4,978,000,000
2011 4,653,000,000
2012 4,688,000,000
2013 5,200,000,000
2014 5,119,000,000
2015 5,817,000,000
2016 6,077,000,000
2017 6,269,000,000
2018 6,445,000,000
2019 6,769,000,000
2020 5,344,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Solomon Islands was 35.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 131.57 in 1989, while its lowest value was 23.51 in 2003.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1980 94.74
1981 94.67
1982 95.19
1983 95.19
1984 95.24
1985 95.10
1986 99.22
1987 100.64
1988 130.16
1989 131.57
1990 96.13
1991 115.37
1992 96.19
1993 102.50
1994 87.18
1995 69.17
1996 53.65
1997 55.60
1998 42.60
1999 32.70
2000 31.45
2001 27.58
2002 23.61
2003 23.51
2004 27.15
2005 36.34
2006 48.91
2007 57.71
2008 56.43
2009 46.74
2010 64.69
2011 58.10
2012 53.52
2013 55.46
2014 51.12
2015 47.29
2016 45.36
2017 46.65
2018 47.78
2019 47.70
2020 35.61

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments