Solomon Islands
      100                                                                      2.5               50

        90
                                                                                                 45
        80                                                                     2
        70                                                                                       40
        60                                                                     1.5
        50                                                                                       35

        40                                                                     1
                                                                                                 30
        30
        20                                                                     0.5               25
        10
         0                                                                     0                 20
             2005           2007             2009     2011             2013                                2005          2007   2009          2011      2013
   Poverty           International Poverty Line     Lower Middle IC Line      GDP per capita
    rate                                                                       (Thousand)
     (%)             Upper Middle IC Line           National Poverty Line

                     GDP per capita (US$2011 PPP)




KEY INDICATORS (distribution among groups)                                                     International Poverty Line (%)   Relative Group (%)
                                                                                                                                                       Year
                                                                                                      Poor        Non-Poor      Bottom 40     Top 60

Urban population                                                                                       4            96             9             91    2013
Rural population                                                                                      30            70             47            53    2013
Males                                                                                                 25            75             40            60    2013
Females                                                                                               25            75             40            60    2013
0 to 14 years old                                                                                     30            70             45            55    2013
15 to 64 years old                                                                                    22            78             36            64    2013
65 and older                                                                                          25            75             42            58    2013
Without education (age 16 and older)                                                                  30            70             47            53    2013
Primary education (age 16 and older)                                                                  26            74             41            59    2013
Secondary education (age 16 and older)                                                                14            86             25            75    2013
Tertiary/post-secondary education (age 16 and older)                                                   5            95             11            89    2013




International measures of poverty aim to facilitate the meaningful comparison of poverty rates across countries. They are ideally derived using
consistent methodology (e.g., in the definition of the consumption aggregate and the level of the poverty line) to the extent that this is possible with
the available data. To this end, the World Bank publishes estimates of poverty according to three different international poverty lines: 2011 PPP USD
per person per day $1.90, $3.20, and $5.50.

The Solomon Islands’ national indicators of poverty are based on a benchmark level of welfare reflecting the cost of local basic needs. Separate poverty
lines were constructed for each of nine province groups: Choiseul, Western, Isabel, Central and Rennell and Bellona (combined), Guadalcanal, Malaita,
Makira, Temotu, and Honiara. The benchmark level of consumption welfare was based on an adult-equivalence scale assuming children age 0–6 years
old require one half the level of consumption of others. In contrast, the international poverty lines are defined on a per capita basis (the same
benchmark level of consumption is used for each person, irrespective of their age). In addition, the international poverty estimates for the Solomon
Islands do not reflect any implicit spatial price deflation.


The numbers presented in this brief are based on the EAPPOV database. EAPPOV is a database of socio-economic statistics constructed using microdata
from household surveys in the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region and is managed by the East Asia & Pacific Team for Statistical Development
(EAPTSD). As of April 2017, the collection includes 19 countries and 78 surveys. Harmonized surveys in the EAPPOV database are compiled into 4
modules following Global Monitoring Database (GMD) Harmonization guidelines. A subset of the harmonized variables form the basis of the GMD
collection, including the welfare aggregate which is used for Global Poverty Monitoring. Terms of use of the data adhere to agreements with the original
data producers.