Reports and Indices
For first time, India breaks into top 100 in global SDG rankings
▪ 2025 edition of the Sustainable Development Report (SDR), released by the UN Sustainable
Development Solutions Network.
▪ India ranks 99th out of 167 countries in the 2025 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index, a jump from 109th in 2024.
▪ Score: 67 out of 100.
▪ India has steadily improved its standing: it ranked 112th in 2023, 121st in 2022, and 120th in
2021.
▪ Finland, Sweden and Denmark hold the top three positions, with 19 of the top 20 countries located in Europe.
▪ Among India’s neighbours, Bhutan ranks 74th (70.5), Nepal 85th (68.6), Bangladesh 114th (63.9), and Pakistan 140th (57).
▪ Maritime neighbours Maldives and Sri Lanka stand at 53rd and 93rd places respectively.
▪ Global Progress : Only 17 per cent of the SDG targets are on track to be achieved by 2030
