Vietnam has climbed three notches in the global Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index 2019 at 54th out of 162 members in the ranking carried out by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and Germany-based independent foundation Bertelsmann Stiftung. 
Vietnam ranking in SDG Index 2019. Photo: SDSN
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In the 2019 report, out of 17 SDG goals, Vietnam presents five on track (achievement), six moderately increasing (challenges remain), one stagnating (significant challenges remain), especially no goal decreasing.
In details, the Southeast Asian country achieved goals for no poverty, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, and climate action. Meanwhile, it showed improvement in six goals namely zero hunger, good health and well-being, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, life on land. Only one goal showed stagnation is life below water.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030
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The SDG Index tracks country performance on the 17 SDGs as agreed by the international community in 2015. As such, all 17 goals are weighted equally in the Index. The score signifies a country’s position between the worst (0) and the best or target (100) outcomes.
The difference between 100 and countries’ scores is therefore the distance in percentage that needs to be completed to achieving the SDGs and goals.
The Sustainable Development Report 2019, which presents an updated SDG Index and Dashboards with combined data and analyses produced by international organizations, civil society organizations, and research centers, provides a refined assessment of countries’ distance to SDG targets.
The 2019 report has been successfully audited for the first time by the European Commission
Joint Research Centre. New indicators have been included, primarily to refine the indicator selection on agriculture, diets, gender equality and freedom of speech.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs – also known as Global Goals) were adopted by member states of the United Nations in September 2015. They set ambitious quantitative targets to be achieved by 2030 in every country.
