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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Solomon Islands: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
Solomon Islands is placed 77th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 30.25 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 3 (2024).
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77th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Solomon Islands on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
30.25
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 114th of 177 by UNCTAD
Solomon Islands: 30.25. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Melanesia
- 50.38 Papua New Guinea
3
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Solomon Islands: 3. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Melanesia
- 2.9 Papua New Guinea
2.8
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
Ranked 73rd of 139 by World Bank Group
Solomon Islands: 2.8. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Melanesia
- 2.8 Solomon Islands
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Solomon Islands, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Melanesia
- 0.81 Fiji
02Over time
Which way Solomon Islands is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
Solomon IslandsWorld median
Solomon Islands rose from 21.48 in 2006 to 30.25 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Solomon Islands World median 2026 30.247 56.21 2025 30.253 60.84 2024 30.583 55.22 2023 31.367 54.78 2022 28.407 51.49 2021 28.435 52.64 2020 30.500 47.86 2019 30.849 51.05 2018 34.432 52.03 2017 33.601 49.87 2016 30.621 48.09 2015 34.100 49.13 2014 36.075 48.08 2013 36.768 51.32 2012 31.356 47.44 2011 29.650 50.26 2010 20.339 50.51 2009 24.369 53.04 2008 28.952 51.68 2007 22.739 55.78 2006 21.484 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
Solomon IslandsWorld median
Solomon Islands rose from 2.083 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2023; the world median went from 2.529 to 2.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Solomon Islands World median 2023 2.80 2.900 2018 2.57 2.706 2016 2.42 2.734 2014 2.59 2.753 2012 2.41 2.773 2010 2.31 2.746 2007 2.08 2.529 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
Solomon IslandsWorld median
Solomon Islands rose from 0 in 2009 to 0.01 in 2018; the world median went from 0.78 to 0.48.
Every year’s figures
Year Solomon Islands World median 2024 — 0.975000 2023 — 0.690000 2022 — 0.565000 2021 — 0.550000 2020 — 0.680000 2019 — 0.625000 2018 0.01 0.480000 2017 0.01 0.630000 2016 0.01 0.865000 2015 0.00 0.790000 2014 0.00 0.760000 2013 0.02 0.645000 2012 0.02 0.630000 2011 0.03 0.535000 2010 — 0.560000 2009 0.00 0.780000 2008 — 0.595000 2007 — 0.660000 2006 — 0.445000 2005 — 0.570000 2004 — 0.535000 2003 — 0.530000 2002 — 0.510000 2001 — 0.490000 2000 — 0.430000
03In context
Solomon Islands beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Solomon Islands and Melanesia
Solomon Islands has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea | 67th | 50.38 | 2.9 | 2.7 | — |
| Solomon Islands | 77th | 30.25 | 3 | 2.8 | — |
 Fiji | 105th | 41.95 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.81 |
 New Caledonia | =108th | 44.51 | 5.3 | — | — |
 Vanuatu | 154th | 25.39 | 7 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Melanesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
- Papua New Guinea67th
- Solomon Islands77th
- Fiji105th
- New Caledonia=108th
- Vanuatu154th
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Solomon Islands in the topic’s list.
Jordan74th
Guam75th
Serbia76th- Solomon Islands77th
Mauritius78th
Bulgaria79th
Brazil80th
04Context, no vote
Where Solomon Islands is ahead of the world, and behind
15 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Solomon Islands does better than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4562.314.456No earlier reading
Solomon Islands: 2.31 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 145th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.21.8081.2▲ Improved since 2015
Solomon Islands: 1.808 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 59th of 176 · derived.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Solomon Islands does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4741.9167.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Solomon Islands: 1.916 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 100th of 118 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.426.16625.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Solomon Islands: 6.166 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 147th of 170 · derived.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.6620.663.66No real change since 2015
Solomon Islands: 20.66 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.810042.8Moved since 2012
Solomon Islands: 100 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1796.9167.17Moved since 2014
Solomon Islands: 96.91 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4550.306Moved since 2015
Solomon Islands: 0.455 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.1332.045-0.133Moved since 2013
Solomon Islands: 2.045 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6029.2839.602Moved since 2015
Solomon Islands: 9.283 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2388.28103.23Moved since 2015
Solomon Islands: 88.28 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4518,352444,451Moved since 2015
Solomon Islands: 8,352 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0890.3016.089No real change since 2015
Solomon Islands: 0.301 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.730275.73Moved since 2016
Solomon Islands: 0 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3232,469223,323No real change since 2015
Solomon Islands: 2,469 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
No current reading for Solomon Islands
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum (last 2024), Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports (last 2018), Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports (last 2018), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum (last 2024) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Solomon Islands’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is Solomon Islands’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability7th of 1862/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 39th of 1824/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 39th of 1773/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties83rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade77th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 121st of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge134th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 125th of 1762/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing145th of 2003/4 keys
- Gender & Equality137th of 1833/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital151st of 1963/3 keys
- Energy129th of 1652/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 174th of 1933/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture170th of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 185th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Solomon Islands can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia23rd4/4 keysHighest in Melanesia
Papua New Guinea67th3/4 keysThis page
Solomon Islands77th3/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Solomon Islands and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Questions
Solomon Islands on mobility & trade: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Solomon Islands rank on mobility & trade?
Solomon Islands is placed 77th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time and Logistics Performance Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Solomon Islands?
30.25 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Solomon Islands?
3 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How have Solomon Islands’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 21.48 in 2006 to 30.25 in 2026; Logistics Performance Index rose from 2.083 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2023; ICT Goods Exports rose from 0 in 2009 to 0.01 in 2018.
Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Solomon Islands?
No current reading is published for Solomon Islands on Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Container Port Traffic, Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 15 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Solomon Islands’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Solomon Islands (banner) — Nash Belarus, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Solomon Islands: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/solomon-islands/mobility