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61% there: Road to Islamic countries achieving SDGs ‘rough and uneven’, says new study

BY Staff Writer

22 Apr 2021

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Islamic countries are 61% of the way to reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 but the road to achieving them remains tough and uneven, says a new report from the Islamic Research and Training Institute.

IRTI is a member of the multilateral Islamic Development Bank Group. Its new report, released April 15, assesses 54 IDB member countries that have available sufficient data.

Overall, the 54 member countries made the most progress on SDG 13 (Climate Action) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

Progress has been far slower for SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).

No country could be considered unsatisfactory (below 40% achievement) but there are 25 with lower than satisfactory achievement of below 60%.

SDG achievement for 54 member countries of the Islamic Development Bank
	Group Score	Leaders	Lowest
SDG 1: No Poverty	65%	Malaysia 100% Azerbaijan 100%	Niger 7.1% Mozambique 11.8% Somalia 15.2%
SDG 2: Zero Hunger	50%	Bahrain 66.4% UAE 63.4% Kuwait 62.9%	Sudan 20.8%, Yemen 27.5% Somalia 30,6%
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being	57%	Bahrain 89.2% Brunei 87.7% Qatar 86%	Chad 21.1% Somalia 24.2% Sierra Leone 24.8%
SDG 4: Quality Education	68%	Turkey 98.8% Tajikistan 97.2% Maldives 95..9%	Niger 8.6% Mali 11.5$ Chad 14%
SDG 5: Gender Equality	46%	Kazakhstan 77% Uzbekistan 73.9% UAE 73.7%	8 countries <35%: Yemen, Chad, Pakistan, Somalia, Mauritania, Afghanistan, Mali, Syria
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation	59%	Kazakhstan 78.8% Malaysia 77.5% maldives 76%	Sudan 32.7% Yemen 38,4% Chad 40%
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy	64%	Maldives 96.7% Bahrain 93.9% Egypt 92.7%	Chad 1.6% Uganda 7.1% Sierra Leone 7.9%
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth	67%	Malaysia 80.9% Bahrain 79.5% Bangladesh 78.3%	Yemen 37.5% Afghanistan 40.6% Mauritania 45%
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	33%	UAE 73.6% Malaysia 71.5% Qatar 70%	7 countries <10% achievement: Somalia, Niger, Afghanistan, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Chad, Yemen
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities	49%	Algeria 88.7% UAE 85.9% Mauritania 85.6%	4 countries <30% achievement: Maldives, Nigeria, Mozambique, Djibouti
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities	57%	Brunei 100% Uzbekistan 86.6% Maldives 86%	Nigeria 33% Qatar 35.5% Cameroon 38.8%
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production	89%	Mozambique 96.1% Benin 96.1% Bangladesh 95.4%	Guyana 21.4% Kuwait 36.6% Brunei 52.2% UAE 52.2%
SDG 13: Climate Action	93%	Somalia 99.9% Chad 99.7% Niger 99.6%	Brunei 13.3% Qatar 15.1% UAE 28.8%
SDG 14: Life Below Water	62%	Suriname 77.3% Iran 75.9% Guinea 74.7%	Comoros 36% Guyana 41.3% Djibouti 44.1%
SDG 15: Life on Land	61%	Burkina Faso 86% Albania 85.7% Benin 85.2%	Djibouti 38.3% Iraq 38.4% Malaysia 40.1%
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	60%	Oman 80.2% UAE 79.6% Qatar 79.3%	Chad 33.2% Yemen 36.4% Somalia 44.8%
SDG 17: Partnership for the Goals	58%	Algeria 83% Tunisia 80.6% Guyana 78.5%	Gambia 35.4% Bangladesh 37.9% Qatar 38%
Data source: IRTI

In achieving SDG targets, there is wide variation among the countries, ranging from 43.8% for Chad to 73% for Kyrgyz Republic, said IRTI.

SDG priorities also differ from country to country.

IRTI’s findings reveal the need for the Islamic Development Bank to adopt a more country-focused approach to assist its member countries with their development initiatives towards attaining the SDG goals.

Top 10 achievers of SDGs among Islamic Development Bank's 54 member countries
Kyrgyz Republic	73%
Azerbaijan	72.6%
Algeria	72.3%
Iran	71.8%
Malaysia	71.8%
Tunisia	71.4%
Morocco	71.3%
Kazakhstan	71.1%
Uzbekistan	71%
Albania	70.8%
Data source: IRTI

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