Two-way investment brief
Australia–Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands direct investment in Australia
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Total Solomon Islands investment in Australia
A$374 m
Australian direct investment in Solomon Islands
A$47 m
Total Australian investment in Solomon Islands
A$60 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Solomon Islands in Australia
- Australia in Solomon Islands
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Solomon Islands → Australia
- Australia → Solomon Islands
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Solomon Islands trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$478 m
Goods exports to Solomon Islands, 2025
A$135 m
Goods imports from Solomon Islands, 2025
A$343 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Solomon Islands
- Imports from Solomon Islands
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Solomon Islands
- Imports from Solomon Islands
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Solomon Islands’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Inflation | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | −4.2% | −1.0% | −4.6% | −4.9% | −5.0% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −2.1% | −3.2% | −3.4% | −3.2% | −3.2% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 26.1% | 28.7% | 29.9% | 31.3% | 32.5% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Solomon Islands
- —
- New Australian FDI in Solomon Islands
- −A$10 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Solomon Islands globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $53 m · 106th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $33 m
- GDP, 2025
- $1.8 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.