Full trade & compliance profile
Solomon Islands — Trade & Compliance
Solomon Islands's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
7
trade agreements
10
cargo treaties
13.98%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Solomon Islands beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1China58.5%
- 2Australia13.6%
- 3Italy10.8%
- 4Netherlands3.2%
- 5Spain2.6%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Wood45.2%
- 2Ores, slag, ash16.9%
- 3Prepared meat/fish13.0%
- 4Pearls, precious stones & metals12.8%
- 5Animal/vegetable fats & oils5.5%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils19.5%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances11.0%
- 3Electrical machinery8.2%
- 4Vehicles7.7%
- 5Iron/steel articles4.6%
Declining export markets
- 1India−6.83pp
- 2United Kingdom−2.90pp
- 3China, Hong Kong SAR−1.99pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Ores, slag, ash+16.90pp
- 2Pearls, precious stones & metals+8.67pp
- 3Prepared meat/fish+1.29pp
Declining export goods
- 1Wood−21.80pp
- 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−4.88pp
- 3Fish & seafood−1.88pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Pacific States2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands2021
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands2020
EU - Pacific States2009
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)1994
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
SBD
Solomon Islands Dollar
MFN applied tariff
13.98%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Oil palm fruit
217.3K t
Top mineral output
bauxite
839K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
65.3 terajoules
Top item per category of 32 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗