Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 32.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 190 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2013
All-time low
25.3%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 26.1 % of profit2006: 26.1 % of profit2007: 26.1 % of profit2008: 26.1 % of profit2009: 26.1 % of profit2010: 26.2 % of profit2011: 26.2 % of profit2012: 25.3 % of profit2013: 32 % of profit2014: 32 % of profit2015: 32 % of profit2016: 32 % of profit2017: 32 % of profit2018: 32 % of profit2019: 32 % of profit

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands is 32.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands peaked at 32.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2012.

That places Solomon Islands 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) in Solomon Islands, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profit Change
2005 26.1%
2006 26.1% +0.0%
2007 26.1% +0.0%
2008 26.1% +0.0%
2009 26.1% +0.0%
2010 26.2% +0.4%
2011 26.2% +0.0%
2012 25.3% -3.4%
2013 32.0% +26.5%
2014 32.0% +0.0%
2015 32.0% +0.0%
2016 32.0% +0.0%
2017 32.0% +0.0%
2018 32.0% +0.0%
2019 32.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 5
2010s 30.2% 25.3% 32.0% 10

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 128 Lebanon 32.2% compare
  2. 129 Fiji 32.1% compare
  3. 131 Iceland 31.9% compare
  4. 132 Uzbekistan 31.6% compare
  5. 132 Zimbabwe 31.6% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Solomon Islands

All data for Solomon Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands was 32.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2012.
How does Solomon Islands rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
Solomon Islands ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands. Statizoid. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/paying-taxes-total-tax-and-contribution-rate-percent-of-profit/solomon-islands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/paying-taxes-total-tax-and-contribution-rate-percent-of-profit/solomon-islands/">Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Solomon Islands</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)
Unit
% of profit
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.