UN SDG Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, seeks to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
Goal 9 aims to create a strong foundation for a sustainable future.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 provides information on Goal 9 progress at a global level since 2015.
Extract from UN SDG Report 2025:
"Since 2015, notable progress has been made in expanding infrastructure, fostering industrial growth and boosting innovation. Global manufacturing value added (MVA) per capita grew 17.3 per cent from 2015 to 2024. Maritime freight reached 11.6 billion metric tons in 2023, driven by the growing participation of developing countries. Meanwhile, 5G mobile broadband now covers 51 per cent of the global population. However, stark regional disparities persist, and many developing countries continue to face systemic barriers to inclusive and sustainable industrialization".
Further details on progress at a global level are in Goal 9 of the report.
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