Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 25 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands is 25 %, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands peaked at 36 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22 %, in 2011.
That places Solomon Islands 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31 % | — |
| 2001 | 33 % | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 28 % | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 31 % | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 35 % | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 35 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 33 % | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 36 % | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 30 % | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 24 % | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 22 % | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 22 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 % | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 24 % | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 25 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 24 % | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 % | -3.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 25 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 25 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 %, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6 % | 28 % | 36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8 % | 22 % | 25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.67 % | 25 % | 26 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 67 Georgia 26 % compare
- 67 Malawi 26 % compare
- 69 Albania 25 % compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 25 % compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24 % 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 value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Solomon Islands was 25 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 36 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 % in 2011.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Solomon Islands ranks 69th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.