International visitor arrivals reached 2,941 in July 2026, up 25.9 per cent on July 2025 and above the 2,865 recorded in July 2012, figures from the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office show.
Source: visitsolomons.com.sb
International visitor arrivals to Solomon Islands reached 2,941 in July 2026, the highest July intake since 2012, according to figures released by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO).
The July total was 25.9 per cent above the 2,335 arrivals recorded in the same month in 2025, and above the 2,865 arrivals recorded in July 2012.
The result takes the total for the seven months from January to July to 16,388, a 12.03 per cent increase on the 14,628 arrivals over the same period in 2025.
Australia remains the largest source market, with a figure of 4,795 marking an 8.06 per cent increase on July 2025 and making up 29 per cent of the total intake, according to the SINSO figures.
New Zealand numbers rose more modestly, with 960 arrivals against 927 in July 2025, a rise of 3.55 per cent.
The figures also show arrivals from Papua New Guinea up 12.03 per cent and from China up 22 per cent.
Two of the country's top 10 source markets declined: the United States, down 4.9 per cent, and the group recorded as other Pacific countries, down 25 per cent.
Tourism Solomons chief executive Andrew Nihopara attributed the result to the national tourist office's continuing marketing and promotional work in its key markets, and said the July figures showed a clear upward trend for the sector.
"Our focus remains fixed on rebuilding and growing arrivals from our key source markets, and the overall result, off the back of this strong regional market performance, shows clear progress toward returning to, and hopefully exceeding, pre-COVID levels," he said.
Tourism Solomons said the country recorded its best post-COVID arrival figures in 2025, when totals rose by more than 13 per cent to 28,548, 382 short of the record 28,930 arrivals recorded in 2019.
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