Foreign relations of Solomon Islands

The foreign policy of Solomon Islands focuses on building stronger ties with countries in Asia. This "look north" policy helps the Solomon Islands work with Asian nations to grow its economy and improve development. By creating partnerships, the country hopes to bring new opportunities and support for its people. This approach shows how important international friendships are for smaller nations like the Solomon Islands.

Diplomatic representation

Several countries have diplomatic missions in Solomon Islands, including Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. ambassador in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, also represents Solomon Islands. Other countries like Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, and Malaysia have Honorary Consuls.

Solomon Islands maintains diplomatic missions in Canberra, Papua New Guinea, at the United Nations in New York, UNESCO in Paris, as high commissioner to Canada, and at the European Commission in Brussels, where the representative is also accredited as High Commissioner to the UK.

Diplomatic relations

The Solomon Islands has friendly ties with many countries around the world. This list shows the countries that the Solomon Islands has official diplomatic relations with.

#	Country	Date
1	Australia	7 July 1978
2	Canada	7 July 1978
3	Nauru	7 July 1978
4	New Zealand	7 July 1978
5	Papua New Guinea	7 July 1978
6	United Kingdom	7 July 1978
7	Germany	11 July 1978
8	Samoa	17 July 1978
9	Fiji	28 July 1978
10	Japan	1 September 1978
11	South Korea	15 September 1978
12	United States	9 October 1978
13	France	1 February 1979
14	Belgium	28 February 1979
15	Turkey	8 March 1979
16	Kiribati	12 July 1979
17	Sweden	24 October 1979
18	Tonga	7 July 1980
19	Vanuatu	30 July 1980
20	Spain	8 August 1980
21	Tuvalu	1 October 1980
22	Norway	18 December 1980
23	Netherlands	1 February 1982
24	Malaysia	10 May 1983
25	Indonesia	28 July 1983
—	Holy See	9 May 1983
26	Thailand	2 May 1986
27	Italy	1 March 1987
26	Singapore	21 April 1987
29	India	1 May 1987
30	Greece	28 August 1987
31	Israel	1 January 1989
32	Maldives	18 October 1989
33	Federated States of Micronesia	5 April 1990
34	Marshall Islands	23 May 1990
35	Brunei	21 May 1992
36	Kuwait	18 October 1995
37	Czech Republic	30 October 1996
38	Vietnam	30 October 1996
39	Portugal	20 November 1996
40	Guyana	26 November 1996
41	South Africa	11 December 1996
42	Finland	16 July 1999
43	Cuba	19 December 2002
44	Philippines	27 September 2004
45	Brazil	2 August 2005
46	Austria	13 October 2005
47	Iceland	20 April 2007
48	Venezuela	8 May 2007
49	Switzerland	20 December 2007
50	Mexico	26 September 2008
51	Palau	25 September 2009
52	Ireland	4 December 2009
53	United Arab Emirates	29 April 2010
54	Cyprus	5 May 2010
55	Botswana	18 November 2010
56	Slovenia	18 November 2010
57	Luxembourg	19 November 2010
58	Seychelles	20 December 2010
59	Egypt	23 December 2010
60	Malta	23 December 2010
61	Montenegro	23 December 2010
62	Romania	1 February 2011
63	Morocco	4 February 2011
64	Uruguay	4 February 2011
65	Azerbaijan	8 February 2011
66	Qatar	8 February 2011
67	Comoros	14 February 2011
68	Dominica	7 March 2011
69	Guatemala	8 March 2011
70	Georgia	11 March 2011
71	Slovakia	15 March 2011
72	Nicaragua	20 April 2011
73	Bulgaria	27 April 2011
74	Paraguay	4 May 2011
75	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4 May 2011
76	Albania	19 May 2011
77	Gambia	19 May 2011
78	Estonia	25 May 2011
79	Cape Verde	26 May 2011
80	Hungary	21 June 2011
81	Eritrea	27 June 2011
82	Guinea	11 August 2011
83	Ukraine	27 September 2011
84	Mongolia	13 October 2011
85	Mauritania	18 October 2011
86	Nepal	15 December 2011
87	Ecuador	20 December 2011
88	Timor-Leste	21 December 2011
89	Ethiopia	22 December 2011
90	Bosnia and Herzegovina	26 January 2012
91	Tajikistan	21 February 2012
92	Cambodia	22 February 2012
93	Republic of the Congo	6 March 2012
94	Monaco	6 March 2012
95	Poland	6 March 2012
96	Peru	14 March 2012
97	Croatia	18 March 2012
98	Moldova	4 May 2012
99	Algeria	7 June 2012
100	Latvia	28 June 2012
101	Suriname	10 August 2012
102	Kazakhstan	17 August 2012
103	Belarus	10 September 2012
104	Panama	11 September 2012
105	Burundi	13 September 2012
106	Lithuania	20 September 2012
107	Liechtenstein	2012
108	Jamaica	3 July 2013
109	Sri Lanka	3 July 2013
110	El Salvador	22 July 2013
—	Cook Islands	1 September 2013
111	Antigua and Barbuda	11 September 2013
112	Grenada	2 April 2014
113	Trinidad and Tobago	31 May 2014
114	Saudi Arabia	17 July 2014
115	Kyrgyzstan	22 December 2014
116	Pakistan	19 February 2016
117	Mauritius	1 July 2016
118	Argentina	29 July 2016
119	Saint Lucia	25 September 2018
120	China	21 September 2019
121	Serbia	20 December 2021
122	Barbados	19 September 2022
123	Bahrain	21 September 2022
124	Chile	19 September 2023
125	Oman	19 September 2023
126	Dominican Republic	21 September 2023
127	Belize	22 September 2023
128	Uganda	27 November 2023
129	Bahamas	15 March 2024
130	Colombia	23 September 2024
131	Rwanda	23 September 2024
132	San Marino	4 April 2025
133	Armenia	14 May 2025
134	Benin	22 August 2025
135	North Macedonia	23 September 2025
136	Andorra	24 September 2025
137	Zimbabwe	2 March 2026

Bilateral relations

The Solomon Islands focused on building stronger ties with countries in Asia. This helped them grow and develop through better diplomatic and economic connections.

Country
Australia
China
Cuba
Cyprus
Fiji
Greece
India
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
South Korea
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Venezuela

Country	Formal Relations Began	Formal Relations Ended
Kosovo	28 April 2015	28 November 2018
Republic of China	24 March 1983	14 September 2019

Main multilateral involvement

Solomon Islands is part of several important groups. It belongs to the United Nations, UNESCO, the Commonwealth, South Pacific Commission, Pacific Islands Forum, International Monetary Fund, and the European Economic Community/African, Caribbean, Pacific Group (EEC/ACP)/(Lomé Convention). These groups help the country work together with others on many issues.

International organisation participation

The Solomon Islands is part of many international groups that help countries work together. These groups include the OACPS, AsDB, ESCAP, FAO, Commonwealth of Nations, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), IOC, ITU, PIF, Sparteca, PC, United Nations, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, and WTO. These organisations help with many areas such as development, health, and trade.