2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410534Economic growth in Solomon Islands since the end of civil conflict in 2003 has been driven by rapid expansion of the forestry sector and large increases in international aid flows. Stocks of natural forest logs are nearing exhaustion and, as the security situation improves, aid flows are likely to flatten off. The Solomon Islands Government asked the World Bank to investigate future growth prospects. This note summarizes the findings and presents a strategic vision for future growth, equity and stability. Efforts have been made to align this work with the policy commitments of the new government. Once these findings and proposals have been considered by the new Government, along with donor partners, specific aspects of these proposals could be further elaborated in subsequent work.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankACCESS TO LOANAGGLOMERATION BENEFITSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSAIRAIR SERVICESALTERNATIVE TRAVELANTITRUST LAWCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSCAPITAL STOCKCASH ECONOMYCENTRAL BANKCITIZENSCIVIL CONFLICTCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPETITIVENESSCONCENTRATION OF POPULATIONDEPOSITSDEREGULATIONDEVELOPMENT EFFORTSDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDOMESTIC TRANSPORTDRIVINGDURABLEECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC LIBERALIZATIONECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OUTLOOKECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC POLICY REFORMECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENABLING ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEXPLOITATIONEXPORT COMPETITIVENESSEXPORTERSEXPORTSFERTILITYFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFLOWS OF PEOPLEFOOD INSECURITYFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN INVESTORSFOREIGN MARKETFOREIGN MARKETSFOREIGN POLICYFORESTRYFUELFUTURE GROWTHGDPGDP PER CAPITAGOVERNMENT ASSETSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITUREGOVERNMENT INVESTMENTGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT REVENUEGOVERNMENT REVENUESHEALTH SERVICESHOLDINGHUMAN CAPITALINCOME STREAMSINEFFICIENCYINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINSTITUTIONAL BARRIERSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL SECURITYINVESTMENT RATELABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SHORTAGESLAND USELANDOWNERSLENDERSLIMITED RESOURCESLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL BUSINESSESLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL ECONOMYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL MARKETSLOGGINGMARKET ACCESSMARKET CONDITIONSMARKET COUNTRIESMARKET INTEGRATIONMARKET PRICEMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRYMIGRANTMIGRANT LABORMIGRANT POPULATIONSMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRATIONMOBILITYMOBILITY OPTIONSMOVEMENT OF PEOPLENATIONAL LEADERSNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESOILPER CAPITA INCOMESPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTYPOPULATION DENSITIESPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION PRESSUREPRODUCERSPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPROVISION OF INFORMATIONPUBLIC OPINIONPUBLIC SERVICESREFORM EFFORTREFRIGERATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSREMITTANCESRETURNRICHER COUNTRIESROADSRURAL AREASSAFETYSECURITY SITUATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSMALL COUNTRIESSMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURESMALLHOLDERSSOCIAL COSTSSOCIAL SERVICESSTOCKSSTRATEGIC PRIORITIESSTREAMSSUPPLY CHAINSTAXTAX FRAMEWORKSTAX PROVISIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTERMS OF TRADETRAINING CENTERSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT PLANTRAVELERSTREASURYURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN POPULATIONURBANIZATIONVULNERABILITYWEALTHWORKFORCEWORKING CAPITALWORKING POPULATION