Alcoholic beer market in Solomon Islands

Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2021, the alcoholic beer market in Solomon Islands contracted, with volume falling from 7 359 thousand liters to 6 470 thousand liters, a decline of approximately 12%. This downward trend was followed by stabilization in 2022 and a modest recovery to 6 567 thousand liters in 2023. Domestic production followed a similar pattern, decreasing from 7 000 thousand liters to 6 500 thousand liters over the period, while international trade played a negligible role with minimal import and export volumes.

In April 2024, the Solomon Islands government enacted a significant regulatory change with the Liquor Ban (No. 2) Order 2024, which directly restricts alcohol sales and consumption across the country.

Production alcoholic beer in Solomon Islands

In kind, 2017-2020, K l

Top producers of alcoholic beer, 2017-2020

World map of production of alcoholic beer, 2017-2020

In 2020, Solomon Islands produced 6,800 kiloliters of alcoholic beer, marking a slight contraction of 2.9% compared to the previous year. Looking at the period from 2017 to 2020, production increased by 19.4%, which translates to an annualized growth rate of 6.1%. The highest production level was recorded in 2018 at 7,000 kiloliters, with the largest annual increase also occurring that year at 22.9%.

Annual dynamics of production in Solomon Islands in kind, 2017-2020, K l

Exports alcoholic beer from Solomon Islands

Exports in kind, K l

The export market for alcoholic beer from Solomon Islands showed an unstable trend over the analyzed period. Exports reached their lowest point in 2020 at 52 kiloliters, down 12.8% from the previous year. The peak occurred in 2017, with a 4.6-fold difference between the highest and lowest years. The largest decline was recorded in 2018 at 75.0%, while the largest increase was in 2019 at 0.1%.

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Solomon Islands in kind, 2017-2020, K l

From 2017 to 2020, Kiribati and Vanuatu were the core markets for Solomon Islands' exports of alcoholic beer in volume terms, together accounting for 99.9% of total flows.

Structure of product's exports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's exports from Solomon Islands in kind, 2017-2020

Exports in value, K $ US

In 2020, the value of alcoholic beer exports from Solomon Islands totaled 202 thousand US dollars, representing a sharp reduction of 36.4% compared to the previous year. Over the 2017-2020 period, exports decreased by 40.9%, with a compound annual growth rate of -16.1%. The largest increase was recorded in 2019 at 0.2%.

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Solomon Islands in value, 2017-2020, K $ US

Throughout 2017-2020, the country structure of exports in value terms was highly concentrated, with Vanuatu and Kiribati jointly accounting for 99.9% of total flows.

Structure of product's exports in value by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's exports from Solomon Islands in value, 2017-2020

Imports alcoholic beer to Solomon Islands

Imports in kind, K l

The import data reveals irregular changes, indicating a volatile market environment. Imports hit their lowest point in 2019 at 19 kiloliters, with the peak in 2017 showing a 326-fold gap between these years. In 2020, foreign alcoholic beer supplies to Solomon Islands amounted to 54 kiloliters, marking a steep rise of 183.5% year-over-year. The largest decline was recorded in 2019 at 95.4%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Solomon Islands in kind, 2017-2020, K l

From 2017 to 2020, imports of alcoholic beer to Solomon Islands in volume terms were almost entirely concentrated in Australia, which accounted for 90.9% of the total.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Solomon Islands in kind, 2017-2020

Imports in value, K $ US

There were noticeable fluctuations in market performance during the period. Imports reached their lowest value in 2019 at 12 thousand US dollars, with the peak in 2017 showing a 764-fold variation. In 2020, alcoholic beer import volumes to Solomon Islands totaled 32 thousand US dollars, marking an increase of 162.3% from the previous year. The largest decline was recorded in 2019 at 98.2%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Solomon Islands in value, 2017-2020, K $ US

Throughout 2017-2020, Australia was the key partner for imports in value terms, accounting for 92.1% of total flows.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Solomon Islands in value, 2017-2020