Sustainable Development Goal 17

Goal 17 of 17

Partnerships for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

57.6 world score, 2022
60.8 median country score, 2023
61.0 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 0 0
  • 0 10
  • 1 20
  • 8 30
  • 27 40
  • 44 50
  • 38 60
  • 36 70
  • 11 80
  • 1 90

Biggest gains on this goal

Change in goal score, 2015–2022.

  1. 1 Saudi Arabia 51.5 → 80.9 +29.4
  2. 2 Estonia 49.4 → 67.3 +17.9
  3. 3 Iraq 55.4 → 71.8 +16.4
  4. 4 Panama 42.7 → 57.5 +14.8
  5. 5 Poland 57.9 → 72.6 +14.7

Every country on Goal 17

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Norway OECD 94.0
2 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 87.9
3 Chile OECD 85.8
4 Sweden OECD 85.8
5 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.7
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 84.7
7 Germany OECD 84.4
8 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 83.5
9 Denmark OECD 82.1
10 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 81.5
11 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 81.1
12 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 80.9
13 Canada OECD 79.9
14 Iceland OECD 77.3
15 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 77.2
16 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.8
17 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 76.7
18 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 76.7
19 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 76.5
20 Colombia OECD 76.1
21 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.0
22 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 76.0
23 Japan OECD 75.6
24 Finland OECD 75.6
25 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 75.2
26 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 74.6
27 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 74.6
28 Türkiye OECD 74.5
29 Oman Middle East & North Africa 74.3
30 Mongolia East & South Asia 73.7
31 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 73.6
32 Luxembourg OECD 73.4
33 France OECD 73.1
34 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 73.0
35 United States OECD 72.9
36 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 72.7
37 New Zealand OECD 72.6
38 Poland OECD 72.6
39 Australia OECD 72.6
40 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.9
41 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 71.8
42 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 71.7
43 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.6
44 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 71.4
45 Austria OECD 71.1
46 Netherlands OECD 70.8
47 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 70.8
48 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 70.2
49 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 69.9
50 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 69.3
51 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 68.8
52 Czechia OECD 68.6
53 Maldives East & South Asia 68.4
54 Slovenia OECD 68.2
55 Belgium OECD 67.4
56 Estonia OECD 67.3
57 Costa Rica OECD 67.0
58 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 66.2
59 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 66.1
60 Israel OECD 66.1
61 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 66.1
62 Portugal OECD 65.9
63 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 65.7
64 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 65.5
65 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 65.5
66 Italy OECD 65.2
67 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 64.6
68 Korea, Rep. OECD 64.1
69 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 63.5
70 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 63.3
71 Bhutan East & South Asia 63.2
72 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 63.2
73 Spain OECD 63.0
74 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 62.5
75 Thailand East & South Asia 62.3
76 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 61.6
77 Fiji Oceania 61.4
78 Ireland OECD 61.2
79 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 61.0
80 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 60.9
81 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 60.9
82 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 60.9
83 Greece OECD 60.8
84 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 60.8
85 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 60.7
86 Mexico OECD 60.6
87 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 59.9
88 United Kingdom OECD 59.9
89 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 59.8
90 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 59.7
91 Lithuania OECD 59.5
92 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 59.4
93 Vietnam East & South Asia 59.4
94 Philippines East & South Asia 59.4
95 Slovak Republic OECD 59.0
96 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 58.8
97 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 58.1
98 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 57.8
99 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 57.5
100 Malaysia East & South Asia 57.3
101 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 57.2
102 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 56.2
103 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 55.6
104 Cambodia East & South Asia 55.1
105 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 55.0
106 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 54.9
107 Nepal East & South Asia 54.7
108 India East & South Asia 54.6
109 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 54.5
110 Latvia OECD 54.4
111 Switzerland OECD 54.4
112 Hungary OECD 54.1
113 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 54.1
114 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 53.2
115 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 52.6
116 Indonesia East & South Asia 52.4
117 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 52.2
118 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 52.2
119 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 52.1
120 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 51.7
121 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 51.6
122 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 51.3
123 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 51.2
124 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 50.9
125 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 50.8
126 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 50.8
127 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 50.5
128 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 50.4
129 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 50.4
130 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 50.1
131 Myanmar East & South Asia 50.0
132 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 49.6
133 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 49.3
134 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 49.1
135 Singapore East & South Asia 49.0
136 Pakistan East & South Asia 48.8
137 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 48.5
138 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 48.2
139 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 48.2
140 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 47.8
141 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 47.3
142 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 47.1
143 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 46.9
144 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 46.6
145 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 46.1
146 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 46.0
147 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 45.9
148 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 45.3
149 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 45.3
150 Bangladesh East & South Asia 44.2
151 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 43.8
152 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 43.7
153 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 43.7
154 Lao PDR East & South Asia 43.6
155 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 42.6
156 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 41.6
157 China East & South Asia 41.4
158 Papua New Guinea Oceania 39.6
159 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 39.3
160 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 38.1
161 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 37.9
162 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 37.1
163 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 36.5
164 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 36.3
165 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 30.1
166 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 29.4