Solomon Islands
Government debt in Solomon Islands
Government debt in Solomon Islands: 21.9% of GDP in 1997 and 26.6% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 26.6% of GDP
- Since 1997
- +4.7 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 36.1% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 36.1% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 55.5% of GDP in 2002, the lowest 7.5% of GDP in 2016.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 23.1 |
| 2022 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 15.7 |
| 2020 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 8.8 |
| 2016 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 10.1 |
| 2013 | 11.6 |
| 2012 | 13.3 |
| 2011 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 21.6 |
| 2009 | 17.2 |
| 2008 | 26.1 |
| 2007 | 29.5 |
| 2006 | 36.9 |
| 2005 | 38.5 |
| 2004 | 49.5 |
| 2003 | 51.8 |
| 2002 | 55.5 |
| 2001 | 44.6 |
| 2000 | 37.4 |
| 1999 | 35.4 |
| 1998 | 33.3 |
| 1997 | 21.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.6 |
| 2026 | 32.1 |
| 2027 | 34.1 |
| 2028 | 34.9 |
| 2029 | 35.4 |
| 2030 | 35.8 |
| 2031 | 36.1 |
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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