Goal 17: 3. Main Indicators

Key trends in Partnerships for the goals show the following evidence (Eurostat Report, pp. 329 and ss):

• The EU supports country-led development through a range of financial support mechanisms;
• Official development assistance is a long struggle to meet targets;
• The EU remains the world’s biggest Official development assistance donor;
• The EU particularly supports least developed countries;
• The EU seeks coherence between all financial flows to developing countries;
• EU imports from developing countries have more than doubled;
• Financial stability has been found after the economic crisis;
• ‘Greening’ the taxation system remains a challenge.

Goal 17’s attainment is monitored through the following main indicators: Source: EU SDG Indicator set 2019, p. 28: