Solomon Islands Government Revenue and Tax Structure: Revenue, Tax Burden and Composition

This statistical profile documents Solomon Islands's tax burden, social contributions, grants and principal revenue categories.

The public revenue structure of Solomon Islands in 2022 included tax revenue of 22.1% of GDP and revenue excluding grants of 25.4% of GDP. Income, profit and capital-gains taxes accounted for 22.7% of revenue, compared with 26.4% from taxes on goods and services and 13.5% from taxes on international trade. Grants and other revenue accounted for 37.4%.

In the common comparison year 2022, Solomon Islands ranked 38th of 161 economies by tax revenue as a share of GDP.

Solomon Islands Government Revenue and Tax Structure by Year

Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Revenue, excluding grants, % of GDP (GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS); Tax revenue, % of GDP (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS); Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue (GC.TAX.YPKG.RV.ZS); Taxes on goods and services, % of revenue (GC.TAX.GSRV.RV.ZS); Taxes on international trade, % of revenue (GC.TAX.INTT.RV.ZS); Social contributions, % of revenue (GC.REV.SOCL.ZS); Other taxes, % of revenue (GC.TAX.OTHR.RV.ZS); Grants and other revenue, % of revenue (GC.REV.GOTR.ZS).
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About the Indicators

Revenue, excluding grants, % of GDP. Government revenue from taxes and non-tax sources, excluding grants received from other governments or organizations, as a share of GDP.

Tax revenue, % of GDP. Compulsory transfers to government for public purposes, as a share of GDP.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from taxes on individual and corporate income, profits and capital gains.

Taxes on goods and services, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from taxes on the production, sale or use of goods and services, including value-added tax.

Taxes on international trade, % of revenue. The share of government revenue collected from customs duties and other taxes on imports and exports.

Social contributions, % of revenue. The share of government revenue coming from social security and other social insurance contributions.

Other taxes, % of revenue. The share of government revenue from taxes not classified elsewhere, such as property taxes.

Grants and other revenue, % of revenue. The share of total government revenue coming from grants and other miscellaneous, non-tax sources.