Solomon Islands - Adjusted net national income (current US$)

The latest value for Adjusted net national income (current US$) in Solomon Islands was 1,322,477,000 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,322,477,000 in 2019 and 125,261,400 in 1986.

Definition: Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

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Year Value
1980 152,313,300
1981 173,123,600
1982 167,474,400
1983 157,845,500
1984 155,954,300
1985 143,151,000
1986 125,261,400
1987 130,061,900
1988 148,459,600
1989 145,814,600
1990 187,376,000
1991 194,033,600
1992 229,672,900
1993 263,666,500
1994 353,437,200
1995 407,180,700
1996 448,789,100
1997 468,838,900
1998 402,281,200
1999 423,861,300
2000 383,511,100
2001 381,741,200
2002 315,249,600
2003 316,994,000
2004 362,620,900
2005 437,240,100
2006 478,458,000
2007 530,329,700
2008 577,379,600
2009 608,731,800
2010 718,256,200
2011 845,224,600
2012 974,449,600
2013 1,134,140,000
2014 1,137,618,000
2015 1,104,303,000
2016 1,158,801,000
2017 1,191,753,000
2018 1,289,749,000
2019 1,322,477,000

Development Relevance: Adjusted net national income is particularly useful in monitoring low-income, resource-rich economies, like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, because such economies often see large natural resources depletion as well as substantial exports of resource rents to foreign mining companies. For recent years adjusted net national income gives a picture of economic growth that is strikingly different from the one provided by GDP. The key to increasing future consumption and thus the standard of living lies in increasing national wealth - including not only the traditional measures of capital (such as produced and human capital), but also natural capital. Natural capital comprises such assets as land, forests, and subsoil resources. All three types of capital are key to sustaining economic growth. By accounting for the consumption of fixed and natural capital depletion, adjusted net national income better measures the income available for consumption or for investment to increase a country's future consumption.

Limitations and Exceptions: Adjusted net national income differs from the adjustments made in the calculation of adjusted net savings, by not accounting for investments in human capital or the damages from pollution. Thus, adjusted net national income remains within the boundaries of the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA). The SNA includes non-produced natural assets (such as land, mineral resources, and forests) within the asset boundary when they are under the effective control of institutional units. The calculation of adjusted net national income, which accounts for net forest, energy, and mineral depletion, as well as consumption of fixed capital, thus remains within the SNA boundaries. This point is critical because it allows for comparisons across GDP, GNI, and adjusted net national income; such comparisons reveal the impact of natural resource depletion, which is otherwise ignored by the popular economic indicators.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net national income complements gross national income (GNI) in assessing economic progress (Hamilton and Ley 2010) by providing a broader measure of national income that accounts for the depletion of natural resources. Adjusted net national income is calculated by subtracting from GNI a charge for the consumption of fixed capital (a calculation that yields net national income) and for the depletion of natural resources. The deduction for the depletion of natural resources, which covers net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion, reflects the decline in asset values associated with the extraction and harvesting of natural resources. This is analogous to depreciation of fixed assets.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts