Launched at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2025 offers a comprehensive evaluation of the SDG progress of the region. The report includes a unique set of indicators specially tailored to regional priorities and features a special chapter offering data-driven insights, examining resilience in the Arab region from a sustainable development lens.
Key insights:
The Arab region’s average SDG score is 60.5/100, reflecting moderate progress.
UAE, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria rank among the top performers.
Conflict-affected and Least Developed Countries show the lowest performance.
Noticeable progress in health (SDG 3), water and sanitation (SDG 6), and innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9).
Improved access to electricity and clean cooking fuels across several countries.
Persistent challenges in gender equality (SDG 5) and peace, justice, and institutions (SDG 16).
Continued food insecurity (SDG 2) and high unemployment (SDG 8) in many states.
Weak performance on environmental sustainability—particularly SDG 14 and SDG 15.
Water stress remains critical despite gains in access.
Significant data gaps in poverty (SDG 1) and inequality (SDG 10) indicators.
New indicator introduced on support to UN-based multilateralism, with only one-third of countries meeting it.
