Our Common Grounds

2030 goals / Goal 17

17

Partnerships for the Goals

Working together to get it done

Progress in numbers

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

17.2.1Aid given, as share of donor incomeGoing backwards
Target
0.7%of donor national income
Start
0.30%2015
Latest
0.26%2025
Largest one-year fall on recordSourceHow it is measured
17.11.1Poorest countries' share of world exportsBehind
Target
Double the shareby 2020
Start
0.91%2015
Latest
1.13%2024
Doubling deadline missedSourceHow it is measured
17.8.1People using the internetNo number set
Target
More use of technologyno number set
Start
40%2015
Latest
74%2025
2.2 billion still offlineSourceHow it is measured
17.4.1Debt repayments as share of export earningsNo number set
Target
Debt sustainabilityno number set
Start
12.3%2015
Latest
13.1%2024
Low and middle income countriesSourceHow it is measured

Goals and targets

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

3 on track 4 moderate progress 3 marginal progress 4 stalled 1 going backwards 4 not enough data

17.1Countries raising more of their own revenue Stalled

Help developing countries collect more tax and other revenue at home, including through international support.

Measured by

  • Government revenue as a share of the economy
  • Share of the national budget paid for by domestic taxes
Official wording and indicators
17.2Rich countries keep their aid promises Stalled

Developed countries to deliver their aid commitments in full, including 0.7% of national income as aid, with 0.15% to 0.20% going to the least developed countries.

Measured by

  • Aid given as a share of donor national income, in total and to the least developed countries
Official wording and indicators
17.3More money for developing countries Marginal progress

Mobilise extra finance for developing countries from many sources.

Measured by

  • Extra finance reaching developing countries, by source
  • Money sent home by migrant workers as a share of the economy
Official wording and indicators
17.4Manageable debt Not enough data

Help developing countries keep debt at sustainable levels through coordinated policies on financing, relief and restructuring, and ease the burden on heavily indebted poor countries.

Measured by

  • Debt repayments as a share of export earnings
Official wording and indicators
17.5Encourage investment in the poorest countries Moderate progress

Adopt and put in place investment promotion programs for the least developed countries.

Measured by

  • Countries with investment promotion programs for developing and least developed countries
Official wording and indicators
17.6Share science, technology and know-how On track

Strengthen cooperation between and among countries on science, technology and innovation, and improve knowledge sharing on agreed terms.

Measured by

  • Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people
Official wording and indicators
17.7Clean technology for developing countries Moderate progress

Promote the development and spread of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms.

Measured by

  • Funding to promote environmentally sound technologies
Official wording and indicators
17.8Technology support for the poorest countries On track

Fully set up the technology bank and capacity support for the least developed countries, and boost use of digital technology. Due 2017.

Measured by

  • Share of people using the internet
Official wording and indicators
17.9Build skills and capacity On track

Strengthen international support for practical, well-targeted capacity-building in developing countries to back their national plans for all the goals.

Measured by

  • Value of financial and technical help committed to developing countries
Official wording and indicators
17.10Fair, open world trade rules Moderate progress

Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and fair multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization.

Measured by

  • Average tariff level worldwide
Official wording and indicators
17.11Grow exports from developing countries Marginal progress

Significantly increase developing country exports and double the least developed countries' share of world exports. Due 2020.

Measured by

  • Developing and least developed countries' share of world exports
Official wording and indicators
17.12Duty-free market access for the poorest countries Stalled

Deliver lasting duty-free and quota-free market access for all least developed countries, with simple, transparent rules of origin.

Measured by

  • Average tariffs faced by developing, least developed and small island countries
Official wording and indicators
17.13A stable world economy Stalled

Improve global economic stability through policy coordination and coherence.

Measured by

  • Macroeconomic dashboard
Official wording and indicators
17.14Policies that pull in the same direction Not enough data

Make policies for sustainable development more consistent with each other.

Measured by

  • Countries with ways to make their policies more consistent
Official wording and indicators
17.15Respect each country's own path Going backwards

Respect each country's policy space and leadership in setting its own policies to end poverty and develop sustainably.

Measured by

  • How far development partners use country-led results frameworks
Official wording and indicators
17.16A stronger global partnership Not enough data

Strengthen the global partnership, backed by partnerships of many kinds that share knowledge, skills, technology and money.

Measured by

  • Countries reporting progress on multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring
Official wording and indicators
17.17Partnerships across sectors Not enough data

Encourage effective public, public-private and community partnerships that build on experience.

Measured by

  • Money committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure
Official wording and indicators
17.18Better data for decisions Marginal progress

Boost support for statistics in developing countries so more good, timely data is available, broken down by income, gender, age and other factors. Due 2020.

Measured by

  • Statistical capacity score
  • Countries with statistics laws meeting agreed principles
  • Countries with a funded national statistics plan in progress
Official wording and indicators
17.19Measure progress beyond economic growth Moderate progress

Develop measures of progress that go beyond the size of the economy, and support statistical capacity in developing countries.

Measured by

  • Funding provided to strengthen statistical capacity
  • Countries with a recent census and full birth and death registration
Official wording and indicators

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