CBSI’s POSITION ON CRYPTOCURRENCIES

CBSI’s POSITION ON CRYPTO-CURRENCIES The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) wishes to warn the general public that cryptocurrencies (i.e. virtual or digital currencies such as bitcoin, etherium, ripple, and others) are not...

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CBSI Monetary Policy Statement for September 2019

Monetary Policy Statement for September 2019 At its meeting held on October 3rd 2019, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands’ (CBSI) Board adopted an accommodative monetary policy stance for the next six months. Download Press...

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Quarterly Review – June 2019

Quarterly Review -June 2019 The Quarterly Economic review for June 2019 is now available.  The Quarterly Review reports on the economic performance of the economy during the preceding quarter....

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Foreign Reserves -Part 2

Foreign Reserves – Part 2 By CBSI Media Article No. : 09/2019 Welcome once again to our weekly feature from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI). In our previous article, we looked at the definition of “Foreign...

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What you need to know about Foreign Reserves

Foreign Reserves – What are they? By CBSI Media Article No. : 08/2019 Welcome back to another educational feature from the Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI).This week we take a look at a new topic on “Foreign...

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Key Statistics

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 Growth3.0%
Foreign Reserves
(January 14, 2026)SBD $6,595m
Interest Rates
(December, 2025)
Deposit Rate0.50%
Lending Rate8.78%
Money Supply
(January 14, 2026)SBD $6,984m

Exchange Rates


Per
SBD

Today
20/02/26

Last Week
13/02/26
USD0.1241

0.1244
GBP0.09210.0913
EUR0.1054



0.1048

AUD0.1759



0.1748

NZD0.2079




0.2058



JPY19.24

19.04
SDR0.0902



0.0901



CNY
0.8567

0.8589



Index109.50

109.30