Population:
581,000 (2013)
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$):
2,170 (2012)
Woman as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:
31% (2010)
Woman as % of Parliament:
0% (2000)
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons):
0.4 metric tons (2013)
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases:
59.51 (2008)
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel:
70% (2011)
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
3.0 (2005)
Economic: Big Mac Index:
Not Available
Economic: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP):
Not Available
Economic: Human Development Index:
0.530 (2012)
Economic: Technology Index:
Not Available
Education: Average years of School for Adults:
Not Available
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP):
7.94% (only older data available 1991)
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary):
19.25 (only older data available 1999)
Education: Teacher as % of Labor Force:
Not Available
Health: Expenditure Per Capita:
$348 (2004)
Health: Hospital Beds per 1000:
1.9 per 1000 (2003)
Health: Physicians per 1000
0.13 per 1000 (only older data available 1999)
Media: Televisions (total number):
2,192 (from '03 data)
Media: Per Capita Televisions:
0.00672 (calculated from '03 data)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
industry: 10.6% (2013 est.)
Labor force:
202,500 (2007)
Labor force - by occupation:
industry: 5% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Debt - external:
$255.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.6% (2012 est.)
Industries:
fish (tuna), mining, timber
Exports:
$493.1 million (2011 est.)
Exports - commodities:
timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa
Exports - partners:
China 50.8%, Australia 17.5% (2012)
Imports:
$446 million (2012 est.)
Imports - commodities:
food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Singapore 27.2%, Australia 25.7%, China 7.1%, NZ 4.9%, Malaysia 4.8% (2012)
Exchange rates:
Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - 7.32 (2013 est.)
Electricity - production:
82 million kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity - consumption:
76.26 million kWh (2010 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels:
100% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources:
0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production:
0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption:
1,728 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2011 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2010 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use:
8,060 (2012)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
302,100 (2012)
Internet hosts:
4,370 (2012)
Internet users:
10,000 (2009)
Airports:
36 (2013)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
Roadways:
total: 1,390 km
paved: 34 km (2011)
Waterways:
Not Available
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Honiara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor, Tulaghi