The Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025 launched 24th June 2025 provides a comprehensive global assessment of progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for all UN member states. It introduces both the SDG Index and the streamlined SDGi (based on 17 headline indicators), enabling cross-country comparisons using harmonized performance thresholds. The SDG Index scores are measured on a scale from 0 to 100, with 100 indicating full achievement of the SDGs. A country’s distance from the target is reflected by the gap between its score and 100. This year’s edition includes 167 countries, excluding those missing over 20% of indicator data, for statistical robustness and comparability.
The Report indicates that overall SDG performance is off-track, ranking 142nd out of 167 countries, with a composite score of 55.8/100, below the African and EAC average. Despite policy alignment through NDP III and transition to NDP IV (FY2025/26–2029/30), performance remains mixed across the 17 SDGs—characterized by stagnation, reversal, and slow progress. This score is slightly above the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 53.9 but remains well below the global average of 66. Uganda’s overall position highlights the country’s challenges in translating national development aspirations into SDG-aligned outcomes. While marginally ahead of some regional peers, Uganda’s current trajectory shows that achieving the SDGs by 2030 will require accelerated and focused policy interventions.
According to the SDG Dashboard, Uganda faces major or significant challenges in nearly all goals. SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) is the only goal marked as achieved, while SDG 13 (Climate Action) is rated "on track" — primarily due to low emissions rather than broad climate resilience. Uganda is off track in key foundational goals such as No Poverty (SDG 1), Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3), Quality Education (SDG 4), and Peace, Justice & Institutions (SDG 16). Significant challenges also persist in gender equality, energy, economic growth, and partnerships. Data limitations constrain assessment for SDGs 14 and 15, underscoring the need for improved national statistics systems.
Uganda is making slow but steady progress on the SDGs, however off-track on over 65% of the targets with only 5 years left to 2030. Urgent policy realignment, financing, localization, data & coordination reforms are required to accelerate delivery. This will strengthen institutional stewardship and place Uganda back on course to achieve its SDG commitments in line with the aspirations of NDPIII and Vision 2040.
For further details, the Report can be accessed via the link below:
https://sdgtransformationcenter.org/reports/sustainable-development-report-2025