Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when was 3.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.3
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
91st
of 134 countries
All-time high
5
in 2020
All-time low
0.6
in 2012
Years of data
18
2003–2022

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands, 2003–2022

123452003201220222003: 4.12004: 3.52005: 2.62006: 3.12007: 3.42010: 1.12011: 0.72012: 0.62013: 0.62014: 3.12015: 3.42016: 3.32017: 3.52018: 42019: 42020: 52021: 3.52022: 3.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands stood at 3.3.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands peaked at 5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 2012.

That places Solomon Islands 91st out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required in Solomon Islands, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 4.1 —
2004 3.5 -14.6%
2005 2.6 -25.7%
2006 3.1 +19.2%
2007 3.4 +9.7%
2010 1.1 -67.6%
2011 0.7 -36.4%
2012 0.6 -14.3%
2013 0.6 +0.0%
2014 3.1 +416.7%
2015 3.4 +9.7%
2016 3.3 -2.9%
2017 3.5 +6.1%
2018 4 +14.3%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 5 +25.0%
2021 3.5 -30.0%
2022 3.3 -5.7%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 3.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.2, 11% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 3.3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.35, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 +416.7% 0.6 3.1

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.34 2.6 4.1 5
2010s 2.43 0.6 4 10
2020s 3.93 3.3 5 3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 88 Peru 4.4 compare
  2. 89 Lebanon 4.1 compare
  3. 90 China 3.7 compare
  4. 92 Albania 3.1 compare
  5. 92 Jamaica 3.1 compare
  6. 94 East Timor 2.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands?
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when in Solomon Islands was 3.3 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 2012.
How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when?
Solomon Islands ranks 91st out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,380 data points, 2003–2022
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