GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average) by country
SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database
Countries reporting
214
Highest
1 5 year moving average
Australia
Lowest
0.125 5 year moving average
United States Virgin Islands
Median
0.75 5 year moving average
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
4,300
What the numbers show
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1 5 year moving average in Australia; the lowest is 0.125 5 year moving average in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.75 5 year moving average, and the mean is 0.7185 5 year moving average.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 203 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in New Caledonia (up 549.4%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 18.8%).
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 139.8% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | France | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 1 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Albania | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 34 | Armenia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Bolivia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Botswana | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 34 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Comoros | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Ecuador | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 34 | Georgia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Guinea | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | India | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Iraq | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Israel | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Kenya | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | South Korea | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Laos | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Lebanon | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Lesotho | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Moldova | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 34 | Mali | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Mauritania | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 278.8% | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 34 | Togo | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 34 | Tanzania | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 34 | Zambia | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 0.875 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 101 | Angola | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Belize | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Bhutan | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 101 | China | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cyprus | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Grenada | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Guyana | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Hong Kong | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Iran | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 101 | Maldives | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Marshall Islands | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Montenegro | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 101 | Mozambique | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 349.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Niger | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Romania | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 101 | East Timor | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 101 | Ukraine | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 0.75 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Burundi | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 137 | Benin | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 137 | Belarus | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 137 | Brunei | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 137 | Congo | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 137 | Algeria | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Liberia | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 137 | Madagascar | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 137 | Namibia | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 137 | Nepal | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 137 | Nauru | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 137 | Palau | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Russia | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 137 | Sudan | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 137 | Somalia | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 137 | South Sudan | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Chad | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 137 | Tonga | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 0.625 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 305.8% | rising |
| 162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 162 | Curacao | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 162 | Fiji | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 162 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 162 | Libya | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Macao | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 549.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Oman | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Qatar | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 162 | San Marino | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 549.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 199.4% | rising |
| 162 | Samoa | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 162 | Yemen | 0.5 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 185 | Aruba | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 387.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Andorra | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 387.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahamas | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 185 | Cuba | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 185 | Eritrea | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 351.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Kuwait | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 387.0% | volatile |
| 185 | North Korea | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 185 | Syria | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 185 | Turkmenistan | 0.375 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 197 | Bahrain | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 197 | Bermuda | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Greenland | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Liechtenstein | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | falling |
| 197 | Monaco | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | French Polynesia | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 197 | British Virgin Islands | 0.25 5 year moving average | 2023 | up 62.3% | flat |
| 207 | American Samoa | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Guam | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 207 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.125 5 year moving average | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database