Welcome to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands

CBSI is the premier financial institution in the country and is at the center of the banking and financial system, performing a number of essential functions, including the formulation and implementation of the country’s monetary policies.

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Maintaining Price Stability

Our Primary Objective is to maintain price stability, Price stability is essential for sustainable economic growth and it represents one of the key outcomes that monetary policy aims to achieve.

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Maintaining a Stable Financial System.

An additional objective of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, is to foster and to maintain a stable financial system.

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National Financial Inclusion Strategy 3

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) and the Ministry of Communications & Aviation (MCA) have successfully launched the National Financial Inclusion Strategy 3 (NFIS 3) 2021-2025.

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KEY INDICATORS

Inflation (Source: SINSO)
(December, 2025)	1.6%
GDP: 2024 (Source: SINSO)	Constant Price: 2012
Real GDP	SBD$ 10,679.2m
Nominal GDP	SBD$ 13,392.2m
Real GDP Growth	3.0%
Foreign Reserves
(March 18, 2026)	SBD $6,714m
Interest Rates (December, 2025)
Deposit Rate	0.50%
Lending Rate	8.78%
Money Supply
(March 18, 2026)	SBD $7,038m

Monetary Statistics - March 18, 2025

LATEST NEWS

PR 07/26 – Central Bank of Solomon Islands Hosts Workshop to Validate Inclusive Green Finance Roadmap

Mar 25, 2026 | Media, Press Releases

Central Bank of Solomon Islands Hosts Workshop to Validate Inclusive Green Finance Roadmap Honiara, Solomon Islands, 24th March 2026 - The Central Bank of Solomon Islands last week on the 18th of March convened stakeholders from across the financial sector,...

Monthly Economic Bulletin – February 2026

Mar 25, 2026 | Publication

Monthly Economic Bulletin - February 2026The Monthly Economic Bulletin for the month of February, prepared by the Economics, Research and Statistics team is now available. Download the document below.

Vacancy No.4/26 – Payments System Administrator

Mar 25, 2026 | Publication, Vacancy

Payments System Administrator Vacancy No.: 04/2017 Department: Information, communications and Technology Department Work unit: N/A Work type: Full - Time Reports to: Senior Business System Analyst The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit...

Vacancy No.3/26 – Information Security Analyst

Mar 25, 2026 | Publication, Vacancy

Information Security Analyst Vacancy No.: 03/2026 Department: Information Security Analyst Work unit: N/A Work type: Full time Reports to: Senior Information Security Officer The Central Bank of Solomon Islands is seeking to recruit a suitable and...

Article No.1.26 – How does CBSI regulatory sandbox support financial inclusion? Lessons learned.

Mar 20, 2026 | Article, Financial Literacy Resources, Media

How does CBSI regulatory sandbox support financial inclusion? Lessons learned. By Junior Faka – Senior Analyst, Financial Systems Development, CBSI. For many, sandboxes evokes images of safe playgrounds, where children discover, explore, socialize, and collaborate,...

PR 06.26 – CBSI Warns against the use of Solomon Islands banknotes in traditional ornaments or crafts

Mar 20, 2026 | Media, Press Releases

PR 06.26 - CBSI Warns against the use of Solomon Islands banknotes in traditional ornaments and crafts The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wishes to advise the public that the practice of using, weaving, or incorporating Solomon Islands banknotes into...

PR 05.26 – CBSI Closely Monitoring Inflation Risk Amid Escalating Middle-East Conflict

Mar 9, 2026 | Media, Press Releases

PR 05.26 - CBSI Closely Monitoring Inflation Risk Amid Escalating Middle-East Conflict The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) is closely monitoring recent developments in the Middle East, where military strikes by US and Israel on Iran on 28th February have...

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