Prepared by independent experts of the MBRSG and supported by the SDG Centre of Excellence for the Arab Region (SDGCAR) of the AGDA and the SDSN Secretariat, this second edition of the report aims to provide a data-driven practical tool for governments, policymakers and other stakeholders to measure progress on the SDGs, and to highlight implementation challenges and data gaps at this crucial point in time.

This report is structured around five parts:

• Introduction and analysis of the 2022 results
• Analysis of the Arab Region current state of climate action and the way forward. 
• Detailed profiles for each of the 22 Arab countries, containing information at indicator and SDG levels as well as trends in SDG achievement. 
• Results of the Index per indicator, and 
• Explanation of the SDG Index and Dashboard methodology, including changes introduced in the 2022 Arab Region edition compared to the 2019 Arab Index and the global Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2021. 

Together, the five parts aim to provide comprehensive evidence and data-driven analysis on the current state and performance trajectories in relation to each of the SDGs, across the 22 Arab countries covered. 

The result is a rich dataset, valuable analysis and an informative policy- and decision-making tool that can support efforts towards developing policy options. The ultimate objective of this effort is to help chart future directions towards sustainable development for each Arab country individually, and for the region as a whole.

The findings of the study point to few positive - and several negative - results in terms of SDGs performance across the region. The key findings are:

• The region displays diverse outcomes in terms of sustainable development, with common challenges around gender equality, decent work and economic growth, and sustainable food production systems, among others. 
• Six countries have completed two-thirds of the road towards achieving the SDGs. 
• Poor and conflict-affected countries face the highest risk of falling behind. 
• Across the region, there are positive trends in three important areas relating to education, clean energy and climate change. 
• 19 Arab countries have not yet achieved a single SDG. 
• Significant gaps persist in data necessary to measure sustainable development performance in the region, particularly relating to income and wealth distribution and to clean energy in the LDCs.