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News: India has secured a position among the top 100 countries in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index for the first time.
About Sustainable Development Report (SDR)
- It is an annual assessment that tracks and ranks the progress of all 193 UN member states toward achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015.
- Published by: It is published by the N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
- SDG Index: The SDR uses a comprehensive set of indicators and data points to evaluate each country’s performance which is used to provide an SDG Index score (0–100).
- 2025 edition: It is the 10th edition of SDR since its inception in 2016 (first edition).
- The 2025 edition introduced new indicators and provided an evaluation of which countries have made the most progress on the SDGs since 2015.
Key Highlights of Sustainable Development Report (SDR), 2025
- India: India has for the first time secured a place among the top 100 out of 193 countries.
- India ranks 99th on the 2025 SDG Index with a score of 67, while China ranks 49th with 74.4 and the US 44th with 75.2 points.
- India’s neighbours: Bhutan takes 74th place with 70.5 points, Nepal ranks 85th with 68.6, Bangladesh 114th with 63.9 and Pakistan 140th with 57 points.
- Maldives and Sri Lanka, stood at 53rd and 93rd places, respectively.
- Global scenario: SDG progress has stalled at the global level, with only 17 per cent of the 17 targets projected to be achieved by 2030.
- Toppers: The Nordic nations continue to top the SDG Index, with Finland ranking first, Sweden second and Denmark
- A total of 19 out of the top 20 countries are in Europe.
- East and South Asia have outperformed all other global regions in terms of SDG progress since 2015 largely due to rapid socioeconomic development.
- Nepal (+11.1), Cambodia (+10), the Philippines (+8.6), Bangladesh (+8.3) and Mongolia (+7.7).
- Others: Benin (+14.5), Peru (+8.7), the United Arab Emirates (+9.9), Uzbekistan (+12.1), Costa Rica (+7) and Saudi Arabia (+8.1).
- Among G20 nations, Brazil (25) ranks highest, while Chile (7) leads among OECD countries.
- The top three countries most committed to the UN multilateralism are Barbados (1), Jamaica (2) and Trinidad and Tobago (3).
- Five targets show significant reversals in progress since 2015 – obesity rate (SDG 2), press freedom (SDG 16), sustainable nitrogen management (SDG 2), the Red List Index (SDG 15) and the Corruption Perceptions Index (SDG 16).
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