This yearโs report highlights key priorities for the next decades of sustainable development and includes the ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด, the ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ดโ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐-๐๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ (UN-Mi), and two new surveys focused on government efforts for the SDGs, challenges, and means for implementation.
The SDR 2026 finds that progress on the SDGs remains significantly off track, with only 16% of targets projected to be achieved by the deadline. Yet, the vast majority of UN Member States remain committed to the SDG framework.
Other key takeaways:
๐ท European countries again top the Index โ Finland leads this yearโs SDG Index, followed by Sweden (#2) and Denmark (#3).
๐ท East and South Asia have recorded the strongest advances on the SDGs. Among major economies, India (+18) and China (+14) show the largest rank improvements.
๐ท Goals related to cities, the environment, sustainable agri-food systems, and peace are particularly off-track.
๐ท Barbados again ranks first in commitment to UN-based multilateralism, while the United States ranks last for the third consecutive year.
๐ท Strengthening implementation is the defining priority for the next era of sustainable development.