Solomon Islands

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SB / SLB Oceania Oceania

800K

Population

$1.8B

GDP

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Honiara

Continent Oceania

Region Oceania

Subregion Australia & Oceania

Currency Solomon Islands dollars (SBD)

Languages Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country) English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population) 120 indigenous languages

Timezones UTC+11

Area 28,896 km²

Map Reference Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Demographics

Population (2023) 800,005

Density 27.7 per km²

Urban Population 26.0%

Median Age 25.2 years

Life Expectancy 77.2 years

Major Cities HONIARA

Economy

GDP (2024) $1.8B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $2,039

Inflation (2023) 5.9%

Unemployment (2024) 1.5%

Public Debt 15.4% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 8.455 to USD

Card Brands (Top 3)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 4)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	ANZ BANK, LTD.	2
2	AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP, LTD.	2
3	BRED (VANUATU), LTD.	2
4	BSP FINANCIAL GROUP, LTD.	2
5	ANZ BANKING GROUP, LTD.	1
6	BANK OF SOUTH PACIFIC, LTD.	1
7	WESTPAC - SOUTH PACIFIC	1
8	WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION	1

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Main Exports

1. wood

2. fish

3. gold

4. precious metal ore

5. palm oil (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum

2. plastic products

3. fish

4. broadcasting equipment

5. iron structures (2023)