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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands has no national digital ID; the birth certificate is the main legal identity and about 70 percent lacked one in 2021. The central bank launched a CBDC pilot, Bokolo Cash, in November 2023 with Soramitsu and Japanese funding.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Solomon Islands
- Program
- None (Voter ID card; birth certificate)
- Status
- No government digital ID
- National ID card
- ID card voluntary
- Biometrics
- Not confirmed
- Law
- Births and Deaths (Registration) Act 1988
No national digital ID system exists. The e-commerce strategy 2022-2027 targets an operational national ID by 2027, and a National Digital Transformation Policy is in draft. There is no national framework on digital identity or data privacy.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Pilot
- Name
- Bokolo Cash
Launched 1 November 2023 as a proof-of-concept pilot at selected Honiara merchants. Soramitsu built it on a Hyperledger Iroha 2 blockchain with Japanese government funding, and users need two-tier KYC.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2023-11-28Rolling it out
The central bank governor announced the launch of the Bokolo Cash CBDC pilot. Human Rights Foundation CBDC Tracker — Solomon Islands ↗
UN and WHO
How Solomon Islands has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- Not ranked
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -1 adds up
- -1Running a CBDC pilot source ↗
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.