Solomon Islands - Statistics
Contents
Economic Statistics
Key Indicators
National accounts
Production Index
Consumer Price Index
Labour Market
Central Govt Revenue/Expenditure
Source of Current Revenue
Central Govt Debt
Broad Money & Credit Aggregates
Central Bank Aggregates
Interest Rates
Balance of Payments Aggregates
International Trade
Exchange Rates
Social Statistics
Key Indicators
Education
Health
Demographic Population Pyramids for Projections
Labour Force
Poverty
Gender Equality
Crime Prevention
Environment Statistics
Climate Statistics
Tourism Statistics
Utilities & Communication Statistics
Other Statistics
Census 2002
HIES 2000
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Key Indicators - Economic Statistics
Value Latest year
National Accounts
Gross Domestic Product (current prices) per capita $3,438 2002
Gross Domestic Product (constant prices) per capita 586 2002
Consumer Price Index
Total Index 270.8 Aug-03
% Index Change on Previous 9.5 2003
Labour Market
Number of persons employed 57,472 1999
Number of persons unemployed 27,652 1999
Unemployment rate 21.61 1999
Unemployment rate, 15 - 24 year olds 26.56 1999
Central Government Finance
Revenue (current) FY 256,321 2002
Expenditure (current) FY 302,700 2002
Balance -46,379 2002
Government Current Revenue Source
Direct taxes (value) 258,800 2000
Indirect taxes (value) 18,600 2000
Other (value)
Government Debt
Total Government Debt ($ m) 1570.98 Sep-03
Broad money and Credit Aggregates
Net External Position ($'000) 127,866 2002
Central Bank Aggregates
Monetary Base 172.8 2002
Balance of Payments
Overall Balance (SI$ M) 57.4 2002
International Merchandise Trade (SI$ M)
Imports (Value) 321 2002
Exports (Value) 390 2002
Trade Balance (Value) 69 2002
Exhange Rates
US (US $ average of period) 0.1332 Sept. 2003
Australia ($ average of period) 0.2012 Sept. 2003
Yen (100y average of period) 0.1531 Sept. 2003
New Zealand 0.2283 Sept. 2003
Euro 0.1186 Sept. 2003
Solomon Islands Statistics
(1985 = Base year) Currency: SB (Mn)
National Accounts 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Gross Domestic Product (current prices) per capita 3,440.2 3,599.4 3,647.1 3,875.3 3,456.4 3,321.7 3,437.7
Gross Domestic Product (constant prices) per capita 904.3 873.9 858.5 831.9 694.1 619.7 586.4
Gross Domestic Product (current prices) 1,293.1 1,390.8 1,448.7 1,585.2 1,453.4 1,435.9 1,527.6
Gross Domestic Product (constant prices) 339.9 337.7 341.0 340.3 291.9 267.9 260.6
Gross national income
Gross national income per capita
Gross Domestic Product by Sector (current prices ) Unit: SB (Mn)
Sector 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply
Construction
Wholesale & retail trade; Repair
Hotels & Restaurants
Transport, Storage & Communications
Financial Intermediation
Other Community, Social & Personal Activities
Gross Domestic Product by Sector (constant prices ) Unit: SB (Mn)
Sector 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & Fishing 51.1 56.4 54.3 42.3 33.9 29.0 31.6
Mining and Quarrying -1.1 -1.9 6.8 19.2 9.3 -0.6 -0.6
Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 5.0 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.0 4.5 4.6
Construction 17.3 11.3 6.2 3.5 2.4 1.9 1.1
Wholesale & retail trade; Repair 30.2 31.0 32.8 30.9 27.7 24.8 27.2
Hotels & Restaurants
Transport, Storage & Communications 14.0 13.0 14.6 15.3 12.3 10.1 11.2
Financial Intermediation 20.1 18.7 16.2 16.4 15.9 15.4 15.2
Other Community, Social & Personal Activities 75.5 75.7 80.6 77.8 76.4 76.2 61.2
Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
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SB (Mn) Gross Domestic Product (constant prices) per capita
$1,000
$900 $904
$874
$900 $904
$874 $859
$832
$800
$700 $694
$600 $620
$586
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Manufacturing Production Index - Summary Base = (Base qtr & Year)
Quarter MPI Quarterly % change Annual % change
Mar-95
Jun-95 #DIV/0!
Sep-95 #DIV/0!
Dec-95 #DIV/0!
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Mar-96 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-96 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-96 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Dec-96 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Mar-97 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-97 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-97 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Dec-97 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Percent Change
Mar-98 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-98 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-98 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Dec-98 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Mar-99 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Sep-99 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Mar-00 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Mar-01 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-01 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-01 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Mar-02 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-02 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-02 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Dec-02 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Mar-03 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Jun-03 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Sep-03 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Dec-03 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Source: source of the statistics
Percent Change
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Mar-96
Jun-96
Sep-96
Dec-96
Mar-97
Jun-97
Sep-97
Dec-97
Mar-98
Jun-98
Sep-98
Dec-98
Mar-99
Jun-99
Sep-99
Dec-99
Mar-00
Jun-00
Sep-00
Dec-00
Solomon Islands MPI Quarterly Change (%)
Mar-01
Jun-01
Sep-01
Dec-01
Mar-02
Jun-02
Sep-02
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Mar-03
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Consumer Price Index - Summary Base = Dec-92
D
Quarter CPI Quarterly % change Annual % change
7.0%
Mar-00 198.0
Jun-00 203.6 2.8%
Sep-00 214.6 5.4%
6.0%
Dec-00 213.3 -0.6%
Mar-01 220.9 3.6% 11.6%
Jun-01 222.2 0.6% 9.1%
5.0%
Sep-01 223.7 0.7% 4.2%
Dec-01 227.1 1.5% 6.5%
Mar-02 232.0 2.2% 5.0%
4.0%
Jun-02 241.6 4.1% 8.7%
Percent Change
Sep-02 256.2 6.0% 14.5%
Dec-02 261.8 2.2% 15.3%
Mar-03 263.3 0.6% 13.5% 3.0%
Jun-03 268.4 1.9% 11.1%
Sep-03 270.4 0.7% 5.5%
Dec-03 271.5 0.4% 3.7% 2.0%
Mar-04 283.0 4.2% 7.5%
Jun-04 286.6 1.3% 6.8%
Sep-04 291.6 1.7% 7.8% 1.0%
Dec-04 292.3 0.2% 7.7%
Mar-05 297.8 1.9% 5.2%
Jun-05 305.6 2.6% 6.6% 0.0%
Sep-05 318.1 4.1% 9.1%
Dec-05 316.8 -0.4% 8.4%
Mar-06 323.4 2.1% 8.6% -1.0%
Jun-00
Jun-01
Sep-00
Dec-00
Mar-00
Mar-01
Jun-06 336.6 4.1% 10.1%
Sep-06 337.0 0.1% 5.9%
Dec-06 340.5 1.0% 7.5%
Mar-07 348.6 2.4% 7.8%
Jun-07 351.3 0.8% 4.4%
Consumer Price Index - Major Groups Index Value Base = Dec-92 Consumer Price Index - Underlying R
Quarter Food Alcohol & Tobacco Clothing & Textiles Transport Housing Misc Total CPI Quarter
Mar-00 204.2 208.2 138.0 211.3 201.5 182.8 199.4 Mar-00
Jun-00 212.8 207.9 139.5 212.2 199.5 184.6 205.5 Jun-00
Sep-00 224.5 262.4 136.7 214.6 217.7 180.9 216.5 Sep-00
Dec-00 223.7 233.6 136.7 214.6 217.0 180.9 214.6 Dec-00
Mar-01 230.6 233.4 136.7 220.6 225.9 180.4 220.9 Mar-01
Jun-01 232.0 232.2 136.7 222.0 225.9 180.0 222.2 Jun-01
Sep-01 238.0 230.9 137.2 220.9 220.6 175.4 223.7 Sep-01
Dec-01 241.7 262.9 137.3 220.4 220.6 175.1 227.1 Dec-01
Mar-02 250.0 268.3 137.6 227.7 220.8 176.9 232.0 Mar-02
Jun-02 258.9 259.9 139.5 268.4 234.1 178.4 241.6 Jun-02
Sep-02 271.7 298.7 138.5 267.1 279.3 186.6 256.2 Sep-02
Dec-02 275.5 311.7 138.5 280.3 291.4 189.3 261.8 Dec-02
Mar-03 270.5 299.1 138.6 283.8 299.7 193.7 263.3 Mar-03
Jun-03 268.5 306.4 139.5 288.6 315.0 200.8 268.4 Jun-03
Sep-03 270.5 311.3 139.5 291.4 317.3 201.7 270.4 Sep-03
Dec-03 271.9 336.4 139.5 294.2 306.8 202.7 271.5 Dec-03
Mar-04 289.5 345.4 139.7 304.3 310.1 203.4 283.0 Mar-04
Jun-04 296.6 328.8 140.0 307.0 307.4 205.9 286.6 Jun-04
Sep-04 299.7 335.3 140.0 318.8 325.8 207.9 291.6 Sep-04
Dec-04 297.7 317.8 140.0 324.7 341.7 208.5 292.3 Dec-03
Mar-05 306.0 326.5 140.0 322.6 334.7 211.4 297.8 Mar-05
Jun-05 311.7 316.0 140.1 327.7 365.7 213.5 305.6 Jun-05
Sep-05 321.2 321.4 140.1 399.8 368.2 216.0 318.1 Sep-05
Dec-05 316.8 324.7 140.1 399.4 373.6 216.6 316.8 Dec-05
Mar-06 323.8 325.8 140.0 401.7 388.0 214.5 323.4 Mar-06
Jun-06 346.1 340.2 140.0 404.7 400.5 216.2 336.6 Jun-06
Sep-06 343.4 350.3 140.0 407.0 405.8 216.5 337.0 Sep-06
Dec-06 342.3 355.1 158.2 414.0 416.7 230.9 340.5 Dec-06
Mar-07 340.7 362.0 159.4 415.5 486.8 231.2 345.9 Mar-07
Jun-07 346.1 360.7 160.9 419.7 483.9 214.1 351.3 Jun-07
Source: National Statistics Office
Jun-01
Sep-01
Dec-01
Mar-02
Jun-02
Sep-02
Dec-02
Mar-03
Jun-03
Sep-03
Dec-03
Mar-04
Jun-04
Solomon Islands CPI Quarterly Change (%)
Sep-04
Dec-04
Mar-05
Jun-05
Sep-05
Dec-05
Mar-06
Jun-06
Sep-06
Dec-06
Mar-07
Jun-07
Consumer Price Index - Underlying Rate of Inflation Base = Dec-92
CPI (Date = 100) Quarterly % change % change
Annual
199.4 0.3% 4.6%
205.5 3.1% 6.4%
216.5 5.4% 9.1%
214.6 -0.9% 7.9%
220.9 2.9% 10.8%
222.2 0.6% 8.1%
223.7 0.7% 3.3%
227.1 1.5% 5.8%
232.0 2.2% 5.0%
241.6 4.1% 8.7%
256.2 6.0% 14.5%
261.8 2.2% 15.3%
263.3 0.6% 13.5%
268.4 1.9% 11.1%
270.4 0.7% 5.5%
271.5 0.4% 3.7%
283.0 4.2% 7.5%
286.6 1.3% 6.8%
291.6 1.7% 7.8%
292.3 0.2% 7.7%
297.8 1.9% 5.2%
305.6 2.6% 6.6%
318.1 4.1% 9.1%
316.8 -0.4% 8.4%
323.4 2.1% 8.6%
336.6 4.1% 10.1%
337.0 0.1% 5.9%
340.5 1.0% 7.5%
345.9 1.6% 7.0%
351.3 1.6% 4.4%
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Key Labour Market Statistics
1999 1986
Total Urban Rural Total Urban
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Number of persons employed 39,761 17,711 29,178 10,032
Number of persons unemployed 17957 9695
Unemployment rate 14.03 7.58
Unemployment rate, 15 - 24 year olds 15.68 10.88
Total Public Private Total Public
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Number of persons employed 39,761 17,711
Definition of employed refers to the work arrangement under which a person working for pay carries out his or her activities
Definition of unemployed those were not in paid work and were looking for paid work
Source: National Statistics Office
Alternative table layout:
Number of Number of Unemployment Number of
persons persons Unemployment rate, 15 - 24 persons
employed unemployed rate year olds employed
Male 39,761 17,957 14.03 15.68 39,761
Total
Female 17,711 9,695 7.58 10.88 Total 17,711
Male
1999 Urban
Female Public
Male
Rural
Female Private
Male 29178
Total
Female 10032 Total
Male
1986 Urban
Female Public
Male
Rural
Female Private
Male
Total
Female Total
Male
Previous Year Urban
Female Public
Male
Rural
Female Private
Male
Total
Female Total
Male
Previous Year Urban
Female Public
Male
Rural
Private
Rural
Female Private
Male
Total
Female Total
Male
Previous Year Urban
Female Public
Male
Rural
Female Private
Source: Report on 1999 Population & Housing Census
Persons employed, year
Female
31%
Male
69%
1986 Previous Year Previous Year
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Public Private Total Public Private Total Public Private
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Previous Year
Rural Total Urban Rural
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Private Total Public Private
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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Central Government Finance Financial Year = 30-Jun SBD
Currency= Unit= ( '000)
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Revenue (current) FY 252,181 274,000 309,000 336,570 314,310 348,140 397,600 277,400 219,852 256,321
Expenditure (current) FY 277,747 273,000 354,000 416,000 581,000 510,000 511,100 277,300 315,000 302,700
General public services
Defence
Public order & safety
Economic affairs
Environmental protection
Housing & community amenities
Health
Recreation, culture & religion
Education
Social protection
Balance 0 0 0 -25,566 1,000 -45,000 -79,430 -266,690 -161,860 -113,500 100 -95,148 -46,379 0
Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
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Central Government Finance
Revenue (current) FY Expenditure (current) FY
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
30-Jun
2004 2005
0 0
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Source of current revenue Financial Year = (enter dates) (SBD)
Currency= Unit= ( unit)
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04
Direct taxes (value) 107662257 146650000 130000000
Indirect taxes (value) 61771340 77916006 105000000
Other (value) 13876132 25433994 24000000
Government operations (value)
Fees (value)
Budgetary aid (value)
Other (value)
Source: source of the statistics
( Source of Current Revenue
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( Direct taxes (value) Indirect taxes (value) Other (value)
300,000,000
250,000,000
200,000,000
150,000,000
100,000,000
50,000,000
0
(enter dates)
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
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Central Government Debt Financial Year = (enter dates) Currency=(enter curr) Unit= (enter unit)
Domestic debt End of FY Foreign debt End of FY Total
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 357.0 455.0 812.0
1998 382.8 535.7 918.5
1999 316.1 596.8 912.9
2000 302.4 593.7 896.1
2001 434.3 719.3 1153.6
2002 549.6 1087.3 1636.9
Sep-03 480.6 1090.4 1571.0
2004
2005
Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
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Broad money and Credit Aggregates Financial Year = Currency= SBD
(enter dates) Unit= (SI $'000)
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
Net external position 42175 106376 150890 225055 243414 144189 97341 127866
Domestic credit 350113 356925 368931 355767 372584 456976 424433 471221
Broad money supply 340067 393468 418299 438521 458330 460010 399015 414711
Narrow money supply 169614 198207 211368 220574 264760 248285 246349 246896
Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
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Central Bank Aggregates Financial Year = Currency= (enter curr)
(enter dates) Unit= (enter unit)
Monetary base
1990/91 65.4
1991/92 111.9
1992/93 121.8
1993/94 154.4
1994/95 191.4
1995/96 210.6
1996/97 243.9
1997/98 247.0
1998/99 294.9
1999/00 152.5
2000/01 149.2
2001/02 149.3
2002/03 172.8
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
Source: Central Bank of Solomon Islands
The monetary base includes central-bank-issued currency that is included in the monetary aggregates, but it also includes at least two components that are
other depository corporations’ deposit holdings at the central bank and their holdings of national currency.
Box 6 .2 . The Mone t ary Base : Re pres ent at ive Com ponent s 1/
Curre nc y in c irc ulat ion 2/
Cent ral bank liabilit ies to othe r depos itory corporat ions
Transferable deposits (required reserves and
clearing balances)
Other deposits
Securities issued by the central bank 3/
Cent ral bank liabilit ies inc lude d in broad m oney
Transferable deposits
Other deposits
Cent ral bank s ec urit ie s include d in broad m oney
1/ Broader or narrower definitions of the monetary base may be used in
the national context.
2/ Normally comprises currency holdings of all subsectors other than the
central bank. In particular, the holdings of the central government, all
financial corporations other than the central bank, and nonresidents are
usually included along with the holdings of the other sectors. The
currency component of the monetary base in the CBS , described in
Chapter 7, includes only the national currency issued by the central bank.
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account, described in Chapter 7, would also include any currency issued
by the central government.
3/ If holdings of these securities can be used in satisfying reserve
requirements, they are included in the monetary base. Otherwise, such
holdings are included or excluded, depending on the specific formulation
and analytical use of the monetary base.
IMF
at least two components that are excluded from the monetary aggregates—namely,
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Interest rates quarterly
Prevailing borrowing rate
Prevailing Long term Government
Commercial Housing deposit rate security rate >12 mths
Mar-98
Jun-98
Sep-98
Dec-98
Mar-99 14.1 3.3
Jun-99 14.0 3.9
Sep-99 13.7 3.7
Dec-99 13.8 3.2
Mar-00 15.1 3.2
Jun-00 15.2 2.8
Sep-00 15.2 2.8
Dec-00 15.2 2.8
Mar-01 15.1 1.9
Jun-01 15.2 1.2
Sep-01 15.1 0.5
Dec-01 15.7 0.5
Mar-02 15.6 0.5
Jun-02 15.6 0.6
Sep-02 15.6 0.6
Dec-02 15.6 0.6
Mar-03 15.6 0.6
Jun-03 15.6 0.6
Sep-03 15.6 0.9
Dec-03
Source: source of the statistics
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Current Account Financial Year = Currency= (enter curr)
(enter dates) Unit=
1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96
Current Account balance -165.09 -77.0 -25.4 -31.225 2.751 22.966
Imports of goods and services 409.735 305.7 326.6 496.600 534.1 612.5
Exports of goods and services 244.645 228.7 301.2 465.300 536.8 635.5
Property income credits 3.401 4.939 4.646
Property income debits 14.678 14.562 24.547
Current transfers - private credits 26.3 28.7 28.8 32.100 40.3 61.1
Current transfers - private debits 14.5 23.6 23.6 17.800 36.8 59.9
Current transfers - official credits NA NA NA NA NA NA
Current transfers - official debits NA NA NA NA NA NA
Overall balance
Reserves
Gross official reserves 42.941 21.303 67.238 61.7 55.2 52.5
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(enter unit)
1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
1589.7 1862.1 1556 2035.1 1443.4 1273.1 895.03
-824.4 -1018.2 -792.7 -1037.7 -839.8 -752 -397.2
765.3 843.9 763.3 997.4 603.6 521 497.8
8.4 10.079 14.3 26 36.8 32.6 18.4
29.231 33.916 50.8 43.6 34.7 19.5 31.1
66 79.6 122.3 99.8 61.9 110.1 69.6
61.2 -74.2 -122.4 -124.1 -143.6 -106.4 -115.1
110.7 139 115.8 103.1 110.7 52.9 108.7
0 0 -3.6 -17.3 -2 -4.1 -21.8
116.6 150.4 233.4 255.9 159.8 103 160.4
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International Merchandise Trade Currency= (SBD) Unit= ($ '000)
Value Exports as a
Year Imports Exports Balance % of Imports
1996 536,874 576,646 39,772 107.41
1997 685,878 581,778 -104,100 84.82
1998 722,176 568,757 -153,419 78.76
1999* 0 0 0 0.00
2000* 0 0 0 0.00
2001 450,430 239,826 -210,604 53.24
2002 466,563 336,483 -130,080 72.12
2003 704,407 500,095 -204,312 71.00
2004 908,738 641,014 -267,724 70.54
2005 1,393,700 788,810 -604,890 56.60
2006 1,650,144 925,332 -724,812 56.08
2007March 483,753 264,653 -219,100 54.71
(*) data not available
Total imports value, major items Currency= (SBD) Unit= ($ '000)
Crude Mineral Manufactured
Materials, fuels, Animal & Goods Miscellaneous
Inedible, Lubricants Vegetable Chemicals & Classified Machinery & Manufactured
Total imports value, major Food & Live Beverages & Except & Related Oils, Fats Related Chiefly By Transport Goods &
items Total Animal Tobacco Fuels Materials & Waxes Products Material Equipment Articles
1996 536,874 81,302 12,046 5,413 60,843 3,480 23,845 119,116 162,844 60,439
1997 685,878 94,974 14,632 6,706 59,036 6,592 33,650 138,359 258,629 67,562
1998 722,176 111,585 14,028 14,377 71,658 9,625 48,607 149,336 225,826 68,200
1999*
2000*
Mar Qtr 105,558 34,725 5,043 1,698 13,516 620 6,010 13,495 20,670 9,453
June Qtr 100,723 26,855 5,018 625 14,270 218 5,172 15,191 22,683 10,691
2001 Sept Qtr 133,673 31,652 6,111 1,206 27,374 2,119 6,381 15,944 30,968 11,918
Dec Qtr 110,475 29,726 8,149 441 19,193 710 5,903 14,567 21,749 10,037
Total 450,429 122,958 24,321 3,970 74,353 3,667 23,466 59,197 96,070 42,099
Mar Qtr 100,885 31,293 5,968 682 21,258 669 6,056 10,529 17,016 7,414
June Qtr 100,268 29,427 3,196 503 27,698 302 4,356 12,431 15,264 7,091
2002 Sept Qtr 121,397 34,992 3,316 480 28,190 622 5,790 15,830 20,763 11,414
2002
Dec Qtr 144,010 39,294 4,265 739 34,669 902 8,856 17,363 27,087 10,835
Total 466,560 135,006 16,745 2,404 111,815 2,495 25,058 56,153 80,130 36,754
Mar Qtr 151,747 41,581 5,795 1,192 51,188 412 7,544 13,713 23,470 6,852
June Qtr 188,727 35,117 7,465 868 54,728 780 11,783 23,239 42,587 12,160
2003 Sept Qtr 171,251 31,325 9,495 1,015 44,443 656 12,322 21,376 39,012 11,607
Dec Qtr 192,684 44,957 4,824 774 49,047 546 9,830 23,422 40,688 18,596
Total 704,409 152,980 27,579 3,849 199,406 2,394 41,479 81,750 145,757 49,215
Mar Qtr 173,908 45,005 3,696 666 29,875 742 13,822 26,717 39,944 13,441
June Qtr 233,603 47,086 4,459 861 50,652 934 19,131 34,447 54,358 21,675
2004 Sept Qtr 252,709 53,220 14,141 565 46,045 1,140 14,357 33,268 70,059 19,914
Dec Qtr 248,515 51,415 3,432 1,230 49,068 1,604 13,636 35,336 65,480 27,314
Total 908,735 196,726 25,728 3,322 175,640 4,420 60,946 129,768 229,841 82,344
Mar Qtr 257,577 51,323 2,286 691 77,980 581 11,719 29,970 65,325 17,702
June Qtr 384,300 86,208 4,833 1,673 68,660 1,450 17,854 46,469 124,364 32,751
2005 Sept Qtr 360,458 70,030 4,471 1,220 99,587 1,169 24,256 44,275 84,759 30,691
Dec Qtr 391,360 83,442 4,623 4,619 78,347 1,873 18,601 49,216 111,581 37,696
Total 1,393,695 291,003 16,213 8,203 324,574 5,073 72,430 169,930 386,029 118,840
Mar Qtr 371,939 55,068 6,086 2,659 93,075 1,781 21,114 46,653 111,727 33,713
June Qtr 391,991 64,068 5,104 1,096 78,379 1,932 26,584 42,457 132,376 39,994
2006 Sept Qtr 449,646 66,328 5,326 1,790 141,927 1,789 24,122 43,529 135,712 28,433
Dec Qtr 459,955 89,570 14,741 2,676 113,844 2,159 27,196 58,714 97,269 52,474
Total 1,673,531 275,034 31,257 8,221 427,225 7,661 99,016 191,353 477,084 154,614
2007 Mar Qtr 483,752 81,029 10,849 3,685 134,480 1,061 17,452 59,708 130,675 35,851
(*) data not available
Total imports, by major partners Currency= (SBD) Unit= ($ '000)
Total imports value, major
Total Australia New Zealand US China Japan Oceania Asia EEC Other Europe
partners
1996 536,871 237,108 82,158 11,515 17,591 66,980 22,897 80,853 13,907 251
1997 685,744 323,647 45,079 14,152 16,851 102,083 34,139 123,241 23,394 222
1998 790,078 407,325 50,753 16,071 17,745 46,327 39,722 181,286 27,953 711
1999*
2000*
Mar Qtr 120,986 60,434 10,405 5,796 3,405 3,881 13,643 19,077 2,390 911
June Qtr 107,543 54,418 7,921 3,524 4,636 4,708 13,679 14,686 3,117 56
2001 Sept Qtr 135,263 69,264 9,964 3,887 3,104 6,301 21,365 18,435 2,822 19
Dec Qtr 716,972 479,407 78,452 2,864 3,568 6,799 126,152 15,652 3,427 410
Total 1,080,764 663,523 106,742 16,071 14,713 21,689 174,839 67,850 11,756 1,396
Mar Qtr
June Qtr
2002
2002 Sept Qtr
Dec Qtr
Total
Mar Qtr 129,429 70,843 10,351 3,868 2,751 3,062 13,177 22,842 2,315 37
June Qtr 223,523 56,459 12,848 1,016 5,664 5,811 88,765 46,663 6,091 150
2003 Sept Qtr 150,268 60,317 12,776 4,447 5,303 9,341 18,829 36,364 2,695 184
Dec Qtr 179,345 77,581 12,711 2,585 10,518 6,629 16,624 51,120 1,293 18
Total 682,565 265,200 48,686 11,916 24,236 24,843 137,395 156,989 12,394 389
Mar Qtr 173,908 50,490 15,779 2,393 6,829 10,758 19,668 64,815 3,106 70
June Qtr 232,826 57,090 22,128 2,302 11,744 17,273 24,456 92,977 4,571 285
2004 Sept Qtr 253,020 68,380 27,855 6,696 9,999 19,198 21,486 96,410 1,850 368
Dec Qtr 248,516 92,000 13,036 7,927 16,795 17,161 25,202 71,790 4,605 0
Total 908,270 267,960 78,798 19,318 45,367 64,390 90,812 325,992 14,132 723
Mar Qtr 257,438 99,280 15,207 1,739 8,316 18,414 21,876 90,286 1,764 158
June Qtr 384,757 92,480 20,761 1,253 11,207 33,707 36,325 185,413 2,624 297
2005 Sept Qtr 360,459 91,520 20,720 13,872 19,540 20,475 33,594 150,945 7,624 364
Dec Qtr 391,360 98,345 18,896 39,859 14,751 24,511 29,782 153,381 9,615 562
Total 1,394,014 381,625 75,584 56,723 53,814 97,107 121,577 580,025 21,627 1,381
Mar Qtr 369,267 91,188 24,206 18,380 14,925 22,760 31,185 154,442 9,303 502
June Qtr 382,634 137,236 29,262 29,896 13,348 27,226 23,667 89,169 31,586 374
2006 Sept Qtr 432,683 147,495 16,876 2,167 12,577 51,823 29,964 167,128 4,633 20
Dec Qtr 459,955 144,261 32,852 8,790 18,466 18,703 32,168 194,359 9,121 1,016
Total 1,644,539 520,180 103,196 59,233 59,316 120,512 116,984 605,098 54,643 1,912
2007 Mar Qtr 483,753 143,598 23,202 2,827 23,691 45,536 34,323 203,141 7,114 24
(*) data not available
Table 6 Value of exports of major commodities by year and quarter: 2001-2006 Currency= (SBD) Unit= ($ '000)
Crude
Materials, Animal &
Inedible, Mineral Vegetable Chemical & Manufactured Machinery & Miscellaneous
Food & Live Beverages & Except Fuel & Oils, Fats Related goods by transport Manufactured
Year and quarter Total Animal Tobacco Fuels Lubricants & Waxes Products material Equipments Articles
1996 576,647 120,916 384,748 61,498 9,485
1997 581,776 140,906 339,847 80,631 20,392
1998 568,753 160,204 104 255,840 106,540 46,065
1999*
2000*
Mar Qtr 56,645 15,179 0 38,095 0 554 184 1135 0 85
June Qtr 49,075 31,954 0 9,342 0 0 0 1304 0 11
2001 Sept Qtr 90,584 65,623 0 16,422 0 25 114 2178 0 7
2001
Dec Qtr 43,523 8,701 0 29,363 0 598 0 1322 0 0
Total 239,827 121,457 0 93,222 0 1,177 298 5,939 0 103
Mar Qtr 58,769 12,250 0 37,513 0 15 0 534 0 0
June Qtr 65,567 20,947 0 26,688 0 12 0 1273 0 0
2002 Sept Qtr 117,843 27,807 0 54,514 0 158 0 1772 0 193
Dec Qtr 94,305 9,995 0 36,900 0 26 0 2313 0 0
Total 336,484 70,999 0 155,615 0 211 0 5,892 0 193
Mar Qtr 119,889 15,227 0 69,812 0 159 6 2186 0 33
June Qtr 121,447 30,229 0 57,124 0 215 0 2629 0 12
2003 Sept Qtr 105,967 22,935 0 43,150 0 113 0 1273 0 17
Dec Qtr 152,793 17,635 0 85,638 0 116 5 4040 0 54
Total 500,096 86,026 0 255,724 0 603 11 10,128 0 116
Mar Qtr 106,807 12,603 0 69,499 0 148 0 5952 0 0
June Qtr 142,475 18,506 0 97,286 0 42 0 4122 0 6,804
2004 Sept Qtr 226,941 73,738 0 118,560 0 404 0 4098 0 3,394
Dec Qtr 164,791 35,033 0 90,231 0 282 15 3820 0 3,393
Total 641,014 139,880 0 375,576 0 876 15 17,992 0 13,591
Mar Qtr 166,375 22,037 0 97,638 0 421 0 1757 0 8,666
June Qtr 188,770 37,728 0 95,258 0 571 22 4163 0 8,671
2005 Sept Qtr 207,871 55,013 0 121,678 0 901 8 3625 0 8,673
Dec Qtr 225,795 54,536 77 127,060 0 736 0 4761 0 8,672
Total 788,811 169,314 77 441,634 0 2,629 30 14,306 0 34,682
Mar Qtr 229,488 79,218 2 148,999 0 338 2 76 0 50
June Qtr 228,459 62,722 67 158,812 0 1,057 1 4612 14 53
2006 Sept Qtr 228,638 57,992 12 146,873 54 3,962 0 6,766 11,642 16
Dec Qtr 238,745 39,217 89 177,400 0 11,605 0 8,171 282 3
Total
2007 Mar Qtr 264,653 23,189 113 217,360 0 10,021 0 8,750 153 1,720
(*) data not available
Total exports by major partners Currency= (SBD) Unit= ($ '000)
Total exports value, major
Total Australia New Zealand US HongKong Japan Oceania Asia EEC Other Europe
partners
1996 576,646 13,224 1,560 1,181 8,795 231,258 7,996 197,435 115,132 3
1997 581,778 14,957 2,415 830 2,519 230,933 9,386 175,761 144,701 260
1998 568,757 14,105 2,586 822 7,437 127,579 88,998 176,527 150,394 0
1999*
2000*
Mar Qtr 56,645 2,457 137 1,536 3,162 14,660 870 33,823 0 0
June Qtr 49,074 1,987 1,017 4,607 1,130 28,294 815 10,029 1,184 0
2001
2001 Sept Qtr 90,585 2,719 149 6,143 1,442 57,834 1,201 18,942 2,151 0
Dec Qtr 43,525 2,383 238 3,071 1,375 6,292 625 26,463 3,078 0
Total 239,829 9,546 1,541 15,357 7,109 107,080 3,511 89,257 6,413 0
Mar Qtr 58,768 897 96 48 10,494 20,495 1,087 25,651 0 0
June Qtr 47,572 1,262 346 663 6,035 7,391 1,409 29,269 1,197 0
2002 Sept Qtr 118,021 2,187 451 986 2,954 47,972 1,949 59,575 1,947 0
Dec Qtr 94,304 902 376 3,468 3,266 45,972 1,502 35,230 3,408 180
Total 318,665 5,248 1,269 5,165 22,749 121,830 5,947 149,725 6,552 180
Mar Qtr 119,890 3,621 1,762 398 1,438 47,118 703 64,850 0 0
June Qtr 121,447 6,933 1,170 225 1,092 33,161 1,284 72,513 3,967 0
2003 Sept Qtr 105,966 3,895 307 1,023 704 31,050 472 62,200 6,311 4
Dec Qtr 152,794 9,585 1,781 9,704 45,405 23,300 4,389 48,325 10,102 0
Total 500,097 24,034 5,020 11,350 48,639 134,629 6,848 247,888 20,380 4
Mar Qtr 106,806 6,465 686 8,993 847 20,995 419 68,276 0 125
June Qtr 142,477 7,888 1,024 4,508 1,422 21,290 1,115 101,692 2,753 123
2004 Sept Qtr 226,941 7,345 1,371 8,042 5,310 69,364 3,824 118,059 13,369 257
Dec Qtr 164,789 10,478 1,474 5,156 2,280 25,088 2,285 88,369 29,239 420
Total 641,013 32,176 4,555 26,699 9,859 136,737 7,643 376,396 45,361 925
Mar Qtr 166,374 6,516 471 6,675 3,620 43,812 1,762 84,891 18,093 259
June Qtr 188,769 3,840 906 6,095 1,921 53,480 2,479 105,519 13,211 905
2005 Sept Qtr 207,870 4,966 1,054 6,492 2,857 63,404 3,206 112,648 12,832 411
Dec Qtr 225,794 4,906 1,433 6,266 3,105 62,203 4,380 129,367 13,598 536
Total 788,807 20,228 3,864 25,528 11,503 222,899 11,827 432,425 57,734 2,111
Mar Qtr 229,487 5,285 1,628 4,255 3,743 54,230 3,223 152,478 3,798 257
June Qtr 228,461 4,853 1,931 376 530 52,652 1,894 162,999 2,998 227
2006 Sept Qtr 228,640 10,810 2,729 75 2,172 22,915 19,533 157,248 13,042 116
Dec Qtr 238,745 8,395 3,288 148 2,358 10,819 4,515 183,415 19,327 6,480
Total
2007 Mar Qtr 264,652 8,936 1,246 22 3,861 8,600 2,820 228,244 9,247 208
(*) data not available
Source: Solomon Islands National Statistics Office
Commodities
& Imports,
Transactions capital
Not Classified equipment
Elsewhere In (BEC
The SITC basis)
7,546
5,738
8,934
328
328 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
38
1,362
1,400 0
63
1
690 0
1,312
2,066 0
8,962
Africa(Malawi) Other
3,027 584
2,704 232
1,679 506
685 359
744 54
76 26
174 67
1,679 506
64 119
0 56
1 11
4 262
69 448
0 0
0 0
0 778
0 0
0 778
0 398
0 690
0 1,805
21 1,637
21 4,530
20 2,356
247 623
0 0
1 218
268 3,197
227 70
Commodities
&
Transactions
Not Classified
Elsewhere In
The SITC
1,413
6,464
6,215
3,539
17,631
8,457
16,647
33,399
45,071
103,574
32,466
31,238
38,479
45,305
147,488
18,605
15,715
26,747
32,017
93,084
35,856
42,357
17,973
29,953
126,139
803
1,121
1,321
1,978
3,347
Africa Other
62 0
14 2
0 309
0 0
0 11
0 4
0 0
0 15
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 1,102
0 0
0 203
0 1,305
0 0
0 662
0 0
0 0
0 662
0 275
0 413
0 0
0 0
0 688
0 590
1
0 0
0 0
0 1,468
HS2 English description
Solomon Islands - Statistics Note: eventually we will be moving from SITC
1 Live animals
2 Meat and edible meat offal
3 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs
4 Dairy produce, birds, eggs, natyral honey
5 Products of animal origin
6 Live trees and other plants
7 Edible vegetables and certain roots
8 Edible fruit and nuts
9 Coffee, tea, mate and spices
10 Cereals
11 Products of the milling industry
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits
13 Lac, ac, gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
14 Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils
16 Preparation of meat of fish or of crustaceans
17 Sugar and sugar confectionery
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparation
19 Preparation of cereals, flour, starch or milk
20 Ppreparation of vegetables, fruit nuts
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
23 Residues and waste from the food industries
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
25 Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, lime and cement
26 Ores, slag and ash
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation
28 Inorganic chemicals
29 Organic chemicals
30 Pharmaceutical products
31 Fertilisers
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts
33 Essential oils and resinoids, parfumery, cosmetic
34 Soap, organic surface agents, washing preparations
35 Aluminoidal substances, enzymes
36 Explosives, pyrotechnic products, matches
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods
38 Miscellaneous chemical products
39 Plastics and articles thereof
40 Rubber and articles thereof
41 Raw hides and skins and leather
42 Articles of leather
43 Furskins and artificial fur
44 Wood and articles of wood
45 Cork and articles of cork
46 Manufactures of straw of esparto or other plaiting materials
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material
48 Paper and paperboard
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures
50 Silk
51 Wool fine or coarse animal hair
52 Cotton
53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven
54 Man made filaments
55 Man-made staple fibres
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovwns, special yarns
57 Carpets and oyjer textile floor coverings
58 Special woven fabrics
59 Impregnated coated covered or laminated textile fabrics
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted
63 Other made up textile articles, sets, worn clothing
64 Footwear, gaiters and like, parts of sich articles
65 Headgear and parts thereof
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat sticks
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica
69 Ceramic products
70 Glass and glassware
71 Natural or cultured pearls
72 Iron and steel
73 Aarticles of iron or steel
74 Copper and articles thereof
75 Nickel and articles thereof
76 Aluminium and articles thereof
78 Lead and articles thereof
79 Zinc and articles thereof
80 Tin and articles thereof
81 Other base metals, cermets, articles thereof
82 Tools, implements, cultery, spoons and forks of base metal
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof
86 Railway or tramway locomotives
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock
88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
89 Ships, boats and floating structures
90 Optical, photographical, cinematographic instruments
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
92 Musical instruments
93 Aarms and ammunition, parts and accessories
94 Furniture, bedding mattresses, mattress supports
95 Toys, games and sport requisites
96 Miscellaneous manufastured articles
97 Works of collestors' pieces and antiques
ntually we will be moving from SITC to the HS, using 2 digit level AS APPROPRIATE - ie main items only, and 'other'.
y, and 'other'.
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Units of SI$ per Foreign Currency
Monthly average rates
US Australia Yen New Zealand Euro
2000 Quarter 1 5.17 3.27 4.83 2.58
Quarter 2 5.09 3.02 4.74 2.44
Quarter 3 5.09 2.93 4.73 2.25
Quarter 4 5.10 2.73 4.64 2.11
2000 Annual Average 5.11 2.98 4.73 2.34 #NUM!
2001 Quarter 1 5.21 2.86 4.57 2.33
Quarter 2 5.24 2.68 4.27 2.17
Quarter 3 5.30 2.72 4.36 2.22
Quarter 4 5.46 2.79 4.42 2.26
2001 Annual Average 5.30 2.76 4.40 2.24 #NUM!
2002 Quarter 1 6.26 3.28 4.77 2.71
Quarter 2 6.78 3.86 5.50 3.31
Quarter 3 7.36 4.03 6.10 3.46
Quarter 4 7.46 4.19 6.10 3.79
2002 Annual Average 6.95 3.82 5.59 3.29 #NUM!
2003 Quarter 1 7.50 4.51 6.32 4.11
Quarter 2 7.51 4.91 6.39 4.35
Quarter 3 7.51 4.97 6.53 4.38
Quarter 4
2003 Annual Average 7.51 4.79 6.41 4.28 #NUM!
Source: source of the statistics
Solomon Islands - Statistics
1999
Males Females Total
Literacy rate, 15-24 years 87.5 81.4 84.5
Ratio of literate females to males, 15-24 year olds 93.0
Estimated life expectancy at birth 60.6 61.6 61.1
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (under 1) 66.0
Child mortality rates (1- 4 years)
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000)
Total fertility rate 4.8
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Total population, urban 63,732
Total population, rural 175,781 169,529 345,310
Median Age
Sex ratio 107.0
Population density for land area, urban
Population density for land area, rural
Net migration rate
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) 36.0
Crude Death Rate (CDR) 9.0
Rate of natural increase (per 1000) 27.0
Labour Force Participation Rate 31 15 46.0
Seats held by women in national government (%) 0.0
Number of crimes reported (2002) 2,515.0
1999
Urban Rural Total
Share of poorest quintile in national consumption
Access to safe sustainable access to improved drinking
water (% population) 61
Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation 23
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Education Indicators
1999 census 2002 survey
Males Females Total Males Females
Proportion pupils completing primary school 68.9 66.0
Literacy rate, 15-24 years 88.5 80.8 84.7
Number in primary education 31,173 26,843 58,016 43,844 38,486
Number in secondary education 9,771 6,805 16,576 12,395 9,305
Number of teachers, primary 1,791 1,223 3,014
Number of teachers, secondary 882 428 1,310
Ratio of literate females to males, 15-24 year olds 91.3
Student teacher ratio, primary 1,925
Student teacher ratio, secondary 1,265
Source: source of the statistics
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2002 survey 2003 survey 2004 survey 2005 survey
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
67.5 67.3 64.2 65.8 68.3 65.9 67.1
82,330 43,511 38,072 81,583 44,952 39,804 84,756 48,726 43,365
21,700 8,687 6,993 15,680 11,967 9,460 21,427 12,706 9,781
0 0 0 1,507 905
0 0 0 1,163 702
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
2005 survey
Total
92,091
22,487
2,412
1,865
38
1,206
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Health Indicators
1999
Males Females
Estimated life expectancy at birth 60.6 61.6
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (under 1) 67 65
Child mortality rates (1- 4 years)
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000)
Total fertility rate 4.84
Immunisation rates (selected) I yr olds immunised for measles
Immunisation rates (selected) I yr olds immunised for xxx
Immunisation rates (selected) I yr olds immunised for xxx
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Age specific fertility rate (ASFR) for women aged 15 years and over
Age group 1999 1986
15-19 0.072 0.101
20-24 0.216 0.280
25-29 0.246 0.295
30-34 0.207 0.252
35-39 0.136 0.177
40-44 0.063 0.084
45-49 0.280 0.025
Total 4.840 6.070
Incidence of major diseases reported - notifiable (SPC Community Health)
2001
Selected notifiable diseases Males Females
Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acute respiratory infection, 0–11 months
Acute respiratory infection, 1–4 years
Acute respiratory infection, 5 years and +
Cholera
Conjunctivitis (acute)
Dengue fever
Diarrhoea, 0–11 months
Diarrhoea, 1–4 years
Diarrhoea, 5 years and +
Diphtheria
Fish poisoning
Gonorrhoea/NSU
Hepatitis, all forms
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles
Meningitis, all forms
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Poliomyelitis
Tetanus, neonatal
Tetanus, other
Tuberculosis, all forms
Undernutrition, 0–11 months
Undernutrition, 1–4 years
Undernutrition, 5 years and +
Yaws
Source: source of the statistics
1999 1986 Previous Year Previous Year
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males
61.1 59.9 61.4 60.2
66 40 36 38
6.07
75.6
Pervious Year
Pervious Year Pervious Year Pervious Year
2001 Previous Year Previous Year Previous Year
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males
20.9%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
2.9%
Previous Year Previous Year
Females Total Males Females Total
Previous Year Previous Year
Females Total Males Females Total
- Statistics
Demographic Indicators
1999 2004
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
Total population, males 34785 175105 209890
Total population, females 27557 169151 196708
Median Age 21.7
Sex ratio 107
Population density for land area 13
Net migration rate
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) per 1000 36
Crude Death Rate (CDR) per 1000 9
Rate of natural increase (per 1000) 27
Average annual rate of population growth % 2.80%
Dependency ratio 51.1
Rural - urban migration rates
Estimated and projected population by age and sex
1999 2004
Age group Males Females Total Males Females
0-4 33,150 30,482 63,632 35,753 32,764
5-9 28,402 26,074 54,476 32,359 29,672
10-14 26,970 24,723 51,693 28,047 25,727
15-19 23,592 22,229 45,821 26,559 24,335
20-24 20,196 20,114 40,310 23,001 21,702
25-29 17,656 17,517 35,173 19,594 19,532
30-34 13,282 12,829 26,111 17,071 16,922
35-39 11,001 10,508 21,509 12,836 12,383
40-44 8,301 7,640 15,941 10,567 10,102
45-49 7,059 6,622 13,681 7,954 7,335
50-54 5,520 5,340 10,860 6,637 6,272
55-59 4,893 4,273 9,166 5,082 4,973
60-64 3,521 3,210 6,731 4,342 3,886
65+ 7,838 6,100 13,938 7,824 6,879
Total 211,381 197,661 409,042 237,626 222,484
Source: source of the statistics
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2004 Previous Year Previous Year Previous Year
Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural
2004 2009 +5 years
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
68,517 37,125 34,033 71,158 0
62,031 35,327 32,285 67,612 0
53,774 32,194 29,508 61,702 0
50,894 27,869 25,556 53,425 0
44,703 26,300 24,103 50,403 0
39,126 22,734 21,450 44,184 0
33,993 19,347 19,264 38,611 0
25,219 16,811 16,644 33,455 0
20,669 12,582 12,135 24,717 0
15,289 10,266 9,840 20,106 0
12,909 7,611 7,074 14,685 0
10,055 6,206 5,951 12,157 0
8,228 4,586 4,596 9,182 0
14,703 8,746 8,178 16,924 0
460,110 267,704 250,617 518,321 0 0 0
Previous Year
Total
2004
Solomon Islands - Statistics
Males
60-64
50-54
40-44
30-34
20-24
10-14
0-4
30 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20
2009
Males
60-64
50-54
40-44
30-34
20-24
10-14
0-4
30 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20
+5 years
Males
0-4
60-64
5-9
10-
50-54 15-
20-
40-44
25-
30-
35-
30-34 40-
45-
20-24 50-
55-
60-
10-14
65+
0-4
30 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20
Source: source of the statistics
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Male Female
Females 0-4 7.7705331 7.1209059
5-9 7.0328834 6.4488927
10-14 6.0957162 5.591489
15-19 5.7723153 5.2889526
20-24 4.999022 4.7166982
25-29 4.2585469 4.2450718
30-34 3.7101997 3.6778162
35-39 2.7897677 2.6913129
40-44 2.2966247 2.1955619
45-49 1.728717 1.594184
50-54 1.4424811 1.3631523
55-59 1.1045185 1.0808285
60-64 0.9436874 0.8445806
65+ 1.7004629 1.4950773
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Females Male Female
0-4 7.1625498 6.5660083
5-9 6.8156606 6.2287656
10-14 6.2112089 5.6929972
15-19 5.3767839 4.9305353
20-24 5.0740757 4.6502071
25-29 4.3860851 4.1383621
30-34 3.732629 3.7166158
35-39 3.2433569 3.2111375
40-44 2.4274533 2.3412133
45-49 1.9806259 1.8984375
50-54 1.4683951 1.3647913
55-59 1.1973275 1.1481302
60-64 0.8847799 0.8867092
65+ 1.6873713 1.5777867
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Females Male Female
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5-9 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
10-14 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
15-19 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
20-24 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
25-29 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
30-34 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
35-39 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
40-44 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
45-49 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
50-54 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
55-59 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
60-64 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
65+ #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
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Solomon Islands - Statistics
Labour Force Indicators
1999 1986 Previous Year
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Labour Force Participation Rate 31 15 46
Number of wage and salary earners employed 39761 17711 57472 28300 9863
Unpaid workers, subsistence workers (% employment) 27652 111329 138981 51825 65161
Source: Report on the 1999 population and housing census
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Poverty Indicators
1999 Previous Year Previous Year
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total
Share of poorest quintile in national consumption
Access to safe sustainable access to improved
drinking water (% population) 61
Proportion of population with access to improved
sanitation % 23
Proportion of households with access to secure
tenure (owned or rented)
Source: source of the statistics
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Gender Equality Indicators
Seats held by women in national government (%)
Election -3
Election -2
Election -1
Last election
Women senior level officials in Government (%)
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Source: source of the statistics
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Crime Prevention Indicators
Per 1,000 population 2000 2001 2002 2003
Number of crimes reported 2515
Number of crimes against persons reported 603
Number of crimes against property reported 1211
Number of crimes without victims reported 24
Number of other crimes reported 698
Source: Solomon Islands National Statistics Office
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Taro
Korovou
Gizo
Ringi
Noro
Munda
Seghe
Buala
Yandina
Tulagi
Naha
Central
Headquarter
Auki
Malu'u
Atori
Maka
Kirakira
Lata
Manuopo
Tingoa
Total
Source: National S
Crimes reported by sectors by station 2002
Police L/Authorit
Station Person Property Morality y Establish Detected Male Female
Taro 2 25 4 2 33 1 1
Korovou 0 0
Gizo 89 105 12 99 305 85 90 1
Ringi 11 21 1 8 41 8 8
Noro 1 0 3 4
Munda 7 13 1 6 27 8 9
Seghe 11 35 10 56 11 11
Buala 7 6 4 3 20 8 9
Yandina 16 30 3 4 53 6 15
Tulagi 19 31 1 12 63 13 13
Naha 51 186 7 62 306 111 124 12
Central 293 554 11 356 1214 742 1043 42
Headquarter 14 33 4 5 56 12 9 3
Auki 27 89 28 144 349 57
Malu'u 0 1 1
Atori 4 4 0 8
Maka 4 6 1 11
Kirakira 28 47 6 22 106 15 27
Lata 19 25 1 22 67 18 20
Manuopo 0
Tingoa 0
Total 603 1211 55 643 2515 1387 1436 58
Source: National Statistics Office
All
1
0
91
8
0
9
11
9
15
13
136
1085
12
57
0
0
0
27
20
0
0
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Environmental Indicators
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Ratio of area protected to maintain biodiversity to surface area
Proportion of land area covered by forest
Carbon dioxide emissions (per capita)
Proportion of population using solid fuels
Arable land per capita
Quantity of fertilisers (imported & produced)
Quantity of agricultural pesticides and herbicides(imported & produced)
Source: source of the statistics
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Climate Statistics
Hours of sunshine
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Source: source of the statistics
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Rain Unit (mm) Temp Unit ( C)
Temperature
Average rainfall Min Max
2000 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2000 Annual Average
2001 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2001 Annual Average
2002 January 325.1 23.0 31.0
February 336.6 23.0 31.0
March 343.7 23.0 31.0
April 263.0 23.0 31.0
May 243.0 22.0 31.0
June 193.9 22.0 31.0
July 247.6 21.0 31.0
August 237.1 21.0 31.0
September 222.1 22.0 31.0
October 215.9 22.0 31.0
November 216.7 23.0 31.0
December 255.6 23.0 31.0
2002 Annual Average 258.4 22.3 31.0
2003 January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2003 Annual Average
Source: source of the statistics
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Tourism Indicators
Number of visitor arrivals
1996 10,316
1997 13,807
1998 15,802 NB- data excludes intending resident
1999(march) 2,474
2000 5,197
2001Sept. 4,806
2002
2003 6,595
2004qtr 3&4 5,558
2005qtr2-4 9,400
2006 11,482
2007q1&2 6,671
2008
2009
2010
Country of residence of
visitors Total Australia New Zealand US Japan Other
1996 10,316 3459 1,080 578 486 4,630
1997 13,807 5,421 1,591 1,123 729 4,848
1998 15,802 5,972 1,189 1,053 772 6,748
1999(March) 2,474 906 176 214 148 1,018
2000 5,197 1,949 414 433 182 2,154
2001(Sept.) 4,806 1,902 460 410 194 1,730
Mar Qtr*
June Qtr*
2002 Sept Qtr*
Dec Qtr*
Total
Mar Qtr 1,339 423 107 95 66 648
June Qtr 1,835 766 120 189 61 699
2003 Sept Qtr 1,567 733 104 128 67 535
Dec Qtr 1,854 818 133 119 57 727
Total 6,595 2,740 464 531 251 2,609
Mar Qtr
June Qtr
2004 Sept Qtr 2,799 1,532 264 173 60 770
Dec Qtr 2,759 1,341 189 117 122 990
Total 5,558 2,873 453 290 182 1,760
Mar Qtr
June Qtr 2,906 1,525 193 143 67 978
2005 Sept Qtr 2,841 1,323 214 199 101 1,004
Dec Qtr 3,653 1,526 203 241 227 1,456
Total 9,400 4,374 610 583 395 3,438
Mar Qtr 2,762 1,168 189 174 76 1,155
June Qtr 3,141 1,642 243 230 76 950
2006 Sept Qtr 2,438 1,107 180 199 105 847
Dec Qtr 3,141 1,362 171 190 115 1,303
Total 11,482 5,279 783 793 372 4,255
Mar Qtr 2,817 1,190 181 105 125 1,216
2007 June Qtr 3,854 1,747 295 282 140 1,390
Number of visitors Visitng
'tourists' purpose of friends &
visit Holiday Business family Other
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 1,520 2,463 485 729
2001Sept. 1,725 1,982 574 524
Mar Qtr
June Qtr
2002 Sept Qtr
Dec Qtr
Total
Mar Qtr 394 637 143 165
June Qtr 651 747 244 193
2003 Sept Qtr 548 740 143 136
Dec Qtr 541 888 213 212
Total 2,134 3,012 743 706
Mar Qtr
June Qtr
2004 Sept Qtr 911 1,194 296 398
Dec Qtr 875 1,106 403 375
Total 1,786 2,300 699 773
Mar Qtr
June Qtr
2005 Sept Qtr 897 1,237 297 410
Dec Qtr 1,211 1,627 435 380
Total 2,108 2,864 732 790
Mar Qtr 577 1,510 258 417
June Qtr 914 1,423 354 450
2006 Sept Qtr 745 1,122 263 308
Dec Qtr 850 1,358 485 448
Total 3,086 5,413 1,360 1,623
Mar Qtr 670 1,374 313 460
June Qtr 970 1,786 470 628
Sept Qtr
Dec Qtr
2007 Total
Source: National Statistics Office
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Utilities and Communications Indicators
1999 Previous Year Previous Year
Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total
Number of radio receivers per 1,000 population 410
Households with electricity (%) 16
Number of television receivers per 1,000 population
Number of residential telephone lines per 100 population
Number of motor cars registered
Other vehicles registered - specify type
Other vehicles registered - specify type
Other vehicles registered - specify type
Source: source of the statistics
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