Our Common Grounds

2030 goals / Goal 10

10

Reduced Inequalities

A fair go for everyone

Progress in numbers

Latest figures available, mostly from the UN SDG Report 2026.

10.c.1Cost of sending money homeBehind
Target
Under 3%by 2030
Start
7.7%2015
Latest
6.4%2025
28% of the way · Still double the targetSourceHow it is measured
10.4.1Workers' share of national incomeNo number set
Target
Greater equalityno figure set
Start
53.0%2015
Latest
52.6%2025
Slightly lower than 2015SourceHow it is measured
10.7.3People who died or went missing migratingNo number set
Target
Safe, orderly migrationno figure set
Start
6,9622015
Latest
7,9112025
Down from a record 9,197 in 2024SourceHow it is measured
10.7.4Refugees per 100,000 people worldwideNo number set
Target
Safe, orderly migrationno figure set
Start
2142015
Latest
4442025
More than doubled since 2015SourceHow it is measured

Goals and targets

10 targets, each with the UN's own rating from the SDG Report 2026. Open one for a plain explanation and how it is measured.

1 on track 2 moderate progress 2 marginal progress 2 stalled 3 going backwards

10.1Faster income growth for the poorest 40% Moderate progress

Lift the incomes of the poorest 40% of people faster than the national average, and keep it that way.

Measured by

  • Income or spending growth of the poorest 40% compared with everyone
Official wording and indicators
10.2Include everyone in social and economic life Moderate progress

Empower and include all people, whatever their age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic status.

Measured by

  • Share of people living on less than half the typical (median) income
Official wording and indicators
10.3Equal opportunity and fair treatment Going backwards

Give everyone a fair chance and reduce unequal outcomes, including by removing discriminatory laws and practices.

Measured by

  • Share of people who say they felt discriminated against or harassed in the past year
Official wording and indicators
10.4Fairer tax, wage and social protection policies Going backwards

Use fiscal, wage and social protection policies to steadily achieve greater equality.

Measured by

  • Workers' share of national income (GDP)
  • How much taxes and transfers reduce inequality
Official wording and indicators
10.5Better oversight of global financial markets Marginal progress

Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions, and strengthen how those rules are applied.

Measured by

  • Financial soundness indicators
Official wording and indicators
10.6A stronger voice for developing countries Stalled

Give developing countries more say in decisions made by global economic and financial institutions.

Measured by

  • Share of members and voting rights held by developing countries in international organisations
Official wording and indicators
10.7Safe, orderly and well-managed migration Stalled

Make migration and movement of people orderly, safe, regular and responsible, through well-planned and well-managed policies.

Measured by

  • Recruitment costs paid by workers compared with their monthly income
  • Countries with well-managed migration policies
  • People who died or went missing while migrating
  • Refugees as a share of the population, by country of origin
Official wording and indicators
10.aTrade rules that help poorer countries Going backwards

Apply the special and differential treatment for developing countries, especially the least developed, that is allowed under World Trade Organization agreements.

Measured by

  • Share of goods from poorer countries that can be imported tariff-free
Official wording and indicators
10.bAid and investment where need is greatest On track

Encourage aid and other financial flows, including foreign investment, to the countries that need them most, such as the least developed, African, small island and landlocked developing countries.

Measured by

  • Total development finance flows, by recipient, donor and type
Official wording and indicators
10.cCheaper money transfers for migrants Marginal progress

Cut the average cost of migrants sending money home to under 3% and remove transfer routes costing more than 5%.

Measured by

  • Cost of sending money as a share of the amount sent
Official wording and indicators

An Our Common Grounds scorecard. Data from the UN and its partner agencies. See this goal on the full scorecard.