Solomon Islands (formerly British Solomon Islands) Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $131 million (1982), $520 per capita

Natural resources: forests, agricultural land marine shell, some minerals, water

Agriculture: largely dominated by coconut production with subsistence crops of yams, taro, bananas· self-sufficient in rice

Electric power: 15,000 kW capacity (1985); 30 million kWh produced (1985), 110 kWh per capita

Exports: $93.7 million (1984); copra, timber, fish

Imports: $79.2 million (c i.f., 1984)

Major trade partners: exports—Japan 37%, UK 11%, Australia 3%; imports—Australia 31%, Singapore 16%, Japan 15%, UK 9% (1981)

Aid: economic commitments from Western (non-US) countries, ODA (1979), $13.3 million

Budget: (1979) million revenues, $22.45 million; expenditures, $37.3 million

Monetary conversion rate: 1.44 Australian dollars=US$l (6 February 1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands (formerly British Solomon Islands) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands (formerly British Solomon Islands) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands (formerly British Solomon Islands) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.