Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 1.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands, 2011–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 38.2% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands peaked at 2.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Solomon Islands ranks 119th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.3% | — |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +65.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 116 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.9% compare
- 117 Liberia 1.6%
- 118 Papua New Guinea 1.2% compare
- 120 Qatar 0.7%
- 121 Mozambique 0.6% compare
- 122 Palau 0.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Solomon Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,900 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0737 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Solomon Islands was 1.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Solomon Islands ranks 119th out of 127 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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