Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
General Information
Targets
Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 2010 - 2022 Not normatively interpretable
- Real GDP per capita 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
- Consumption of private households per capita 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per working hour 2010 - 2022 Not normatively interpretable
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
- Productive activities, decent jobs, access to financial services Largely achieved
Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
- Total raw material consumption (RMC) - material footprint 2010 - 2019 Time series too short
- Raw material consumption (RMC) - material footprint, per capita 2010 - 2022 Significantly positive progress
- Raw material consumption (RMC) - material footprint per real GDP 2010 - 2019 Time series too short
- Total domestic material consumption (DMC) 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
- Domestic material consumption (DMC), per capita 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
- Domestic material consumption (DMC), per real GDP 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
- Gross hourly earnings of employees, excl. additional hours and overtime 2010 - 2018 Time series too short
- Gross annual income of full-time employees year-round (income difference women to men) 2010 - 2021 Significantly positive progress
- Mental stress at work: severe time pressure or work overload 2013 Time series too short
- Unemployment rate (ILO definition) 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
- Employment rate 2010 - 2022 Moderately positive progress
By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
- NEET: young adults neither in education nor in employment or training 2010 - 2022 Moderately negative trend
- Early leavers from school and training 2010 - 2022 Moderately negative trend
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
- Eradicate forced and child labour Largely achieved
Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
- Accidents at work excluding commuting accidents, total 2010 - 2022 Significantly positive progress
- Accidents at work excluding commuting accidents, fatal injuries 2010 - 2022 Significantly positive progress
- National compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) Largely achieved
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
- Share of direct tourism value added per GDP 2010 - 2021 Not normatively interpretable
- Growth rate of value added and jobs in tourism 2010 - 2022 Not normatively interpretable
- Share of jobs in tourism industries in total jobs 2010 - 2021 Not normatively interpretable
Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
- Sufficient capacity of financial institutions and services Largely achieved
- Access to banking, insurance and financial services Largely achieved