Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 42.5% for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands peaked at 43.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1996.
Solomon Islands ranks 35th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.1% | — |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 32.9% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.9% | 35.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 35.6% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 40.0% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.5% | 43.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 32 Sierra Leone 44.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 44.3% compare
- 34 Tajikistan 43.3% compare
- 36 Bhutan 42.4% compare
- 37 Cameroon 41.9% compare
- 38 India 41.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6869 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in Solomon Islands was 42.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1996.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- Solomon Islands ranks 35th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.