Bappenas Head Says Indonesia's SDGs Achievement 'Quite Good'

Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) Rachmat Pambudy stated that Indonesia’s achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets is quite good compared to other countries. “Indonesia’s achievement is probably quite good. If the global average achievement is 20 percent or less than 20 percent, Indonesia is above 60 percent. Therefore, the role of SDGs Centers in universities needs to be enhanced so that our role does not stop above 60 percent,” he said at the SDGs Center Conference 2026 in Jakarta on Thursday. He noted that Indonesia’s SDGs are an important milestone for development in order to achieve the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. The planning involves strengthening the foundations of economic transformation, human resources, and national competitiveness from 2022 to the present, given Indonesia’s position in the upper-middle income country category. He further explained that the next steps are to complete the 2030 SDGs targets as a new point for national development transformation, then escape the middle-income trap by 2041 by creating value-added economic transformation based on innovation and productivity, ultimately reaching the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision. “2045 is only 19 years away, less than 20 years. 20 years is a critical issue, because if we do not resolve today’s problems—inequality, poverty, hunger, clean water issues, and other basic needs—then the achievement of future SDGs targets must become an important milestone, especially in the context of achieving the basic needs that we must resolve today,” said the Head of Bappenas. According to him, only 18 percent of SDGs targets are on track based on the global aggregate. Without transformative efforts, the achievement of the SDGs is estimated to be delayed by 32 years. He said Indonesia has achieved 62.7 percent of the targets, or 153 out of 244 SDGs indicators. Nevertheless, 24.2 percent, or 59 indicators, still require special attention and acceleration to get back on track. In addition, data for 40 indicators was not or was not yet available in 2024, necessitating strengthened data provision efforts. “In this regard, today’s meeting of SDGs Centers within universities will hopefully emphasise the need for achievement and accelerate the achievement of the SDGs by 2030,” said the Minister for National Development Planning.