Solomon Islands Sees Double-Digit Surge in Visitor Arrivals for Q3 2025

Solomon Islands has recorded a strong rebound in international tourism, with new figures showing double-digit growth in visitor arrivals for the first nine months of 2025.

Data released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) confirms that a total of 20,466 international visitors entered the country between January and September, representing a 12.1 percent increase compared to the 18,252 arrivals recorded in the same period last year.

Solomon Islands welcomes new data showing double-digit growth in international visitor arrivals for Q3 2025.

Acting Tourism Solomons CEO, Dagnal Dereveke, said the surge in arrivals reflects the impact of sustained marketing efforts across the destination’s core leisure markets, which continue to deliver strong results.

“The new data confirms international interest in the Solomon Islands is rebuilding strongly and very much in line with our strategic growth targets,” he said.

“Our stays fixed on rebuilding and growing visitor arrivals from our key source markets. The Q3 results show clear progress towards returning to and exceeding pre-COVID levels.”

Australia remains the Solomon Islands’ largest tourism source market, accounting for 29.2 percent of arrivals. Australian visit numbers held steady at 5,977, almost identical to figures recorded over the same period in 2024.

The biggest growth came from New Zealand, which recorded a 12.6 percent increase, rising from 1,257 visitors in 2024 to 1,415 in 2025. Arrivals from Fiji also increased by 3.1 percent, while declines were recorded from Papua New Guinea (16.6 percent) and the United States (3.3 percent).

Numbers for Q4 are also looking strong with international conferences, including the 2025 Pacific Labour Mobility AGM and Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Joint Committee Meeting and Ministerial Meetings, taking place in Honiara in November.

The tourism sector, one of the country’s key economic pillars, is still rebuilding after the disruptions caused by COVID-19. The latest data marks one of the most promising signs yet of a return to stability and growth.