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Solomon Islands Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Solomon Islands monthly trade data
Solomon Islands quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Solomon Islands

Overall Exports and Imports for Solomon Islands 2018

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 569 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 601 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 266 products are exported to 48 countries and 2,754 products are imported from 93 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2018

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Solomon Islands along with trade value are:

  • Solomon Islands exported Keruing, Ramin, Kapur, Teak, Jongkong, Merbau, , worth 396,864.95 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands exported Prepared or preserved tuna, skipjack and bonito , worth 39,893.17 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands exported Crude palm oil , worth 22,825.58 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands exported Aluminium ores and concentrates , worth 21,288.89 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands exported Wood in the rough..., treated with paint, stain , worth 9,303.56 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Solomon Islands along with trade value are

  • Solomon Islands imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 93,996.55 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands imported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 37,396.60 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands imported Fishing vessels and factory ships , worth 37,229.78 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands imported Bulldozers and angledozers, wheeled , worth 14,923.06 (US$ Thousands).
  • Solomon Islands imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 14,248.17 (US$ Thousands).

Solomon Islands top 5 Export and Import partners 2018

The top five countries to which Solomon Islands exported 2018 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Solomon Islands exports to China worth US$ 380 million, with a partner share of 66.83 percent.
  2. Solomon Islands exports to Italy worth US$ 41 million, with a partner share of 7.22 percent.
  3. Solomon Islands exports to India worth US$ 29 million, with a partner share of 5.08 percent.
  4. Solomon Islands exports to Switzerland worth US$ 14 million, with a partner share of 2.44 percent.
  5. Solomon Islands exports to Thailand worth US$ 12 million, with a partner share of 2.10 percent.

The top five countries to which Solomon Islands imported goods 2018 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Solomon Islands imports from Australia worth US$ 110 million, with a partner share of 18.22 percent.
  2. Solomon Islands imports from Singapore worth US$ 98 million, with a partner share of 16.27 percent.
  3. Solomon Islands imports from China worth US$ 89 million, with a partner share of 14.87 percent.
  4. Solomon Islands imports from Malaysia worth US$ 78 million, with a partner share of 12.93 percent.
  5. Solomon Islands imports from Other Asia, nes worth US$ 43 million, with a partner share of 7.17 percent.

Solomon Islands Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2018

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2018 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2018

Tariffs imposed by Solomon Islands in 2018 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 3,000.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 12.24.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 30.28.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 74,588.49 and duty free tariff line items share is 8.51.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI)

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year is not available.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year is not available.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Solomon Islands World Development Indicators (WDI) 2021

Key Development Indicators of Solomon Islands in 2021 are below

WDI

Solomon Islands Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Solomon Islands is 136.
  • The trade across border rank is 160.
Doing Business

Solomon Islands Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 3.50.
CPIA

Solomon IslandsLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Solomon Islands in 2016 is 2.42.
  • The LPI rank is 116.
LPI

Solomon Islands Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Solomon Islands is not available.
SPRD