Acronyms and Abbreviations vi

Executive Summary ix

Part 1. From Goals to Means: The Path to SDG Implementation 1

The predicament we face 1

The wisdom we already have 1

What is missing? 2

What comes next? 7

References 8

Part 2. The SDG Index and Dashboards 11

Status of SDG progress globally 11

SDG progress by world regions and countries 15

Perceptions of progress 21

International spillovers 22

Outlook 24

Annex: SDG Dashboards by regions 24

References 32

Part 3. Countries’ Support for UN-Based Multilateralism 35

The 2026 UN-Mi: rankings and scores 36

Detailed UN-Mi results by indicator 39

Outlook 49

Annex: Statistical appendix: UN-Mi groupings 50

References 51

Part 4. Government Efforts to Implement the SDGs 53

Voluntary National Reviews 54

SDSN Expert Survey on Government Efforts for the SDGs 56

SDSN Large-Scale Survey on SDG Challenges and Means for Implementation 62

Outlook 66

Annexes 67

References 72

Part 5. Methods 73

Presentation of the SDG Index and Dashboards 74

Methodology 77

Method for constructing the SDG Index and Dashboards 78

References 87

Part 6. Country Profiles 89