Exports - partners:
Japan 21.2%, China 18.8%, South Korea 16.3%, Philippines 8.9%,
Thailand 7.6%, Singapore 4.1% (2002)
Imports:
$82 million f.o.b. (2001 est.)
Imports - commodities:
food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Australia 31.3%, Singapore 19.7%, New Zealand 5.1%, Fiji 4.6%,
Papua New Guinea 4.5% (2002)
Debt - external:
$137 million (2001 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$28 million mainly from Japan, Australia, China, and NZ (2001 est.)
Currency:
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Currency code:
SBD
Exchange rates:
Solomon Islands dollars per US dollar - NA (2002), NA (2001), 5.09
(2000), 4.84 (1999), 4.82 (1998)
Fiscal year:
calendar year