The Center for High Economic Studies CEVES produced a report in October 2022 that is complementary to the official report of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS) on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 in Serbia.
The RZS, as a state institution, publishes a report every year in which, based on the official data it possesses, it monitors Serbia's progress in achieving the 17 sustainable development goals using 118 different indicators. However, since these goals are not nationalized, i.e., not adapted to the Serbian context, their monitoring does not rely on specific predefined targets. Therefore, the goals are monitored descriptively, without any reference framework or context needed to understand the actual progress in their achievement (e.g., regarding goal 1, which monitors poverty reduction, only its reduction compared to initial values is monitored, but without information on whether the progress achieved is in line with the set national goals, undertaken international obligations, and how Serbia compares in this regard with EU countries of a similar level of development).
In addition, this report is complementary to other reports in the preparation of which CEVES participated, such as „Serbia 2030: Is Serbia Managing Its (Sustainable) Development?“. While the previous report focuses exclusively on the achievement of goals as a whole, as well as sub-goals within the relevant priority areas, this report will focus on specific indicators.
The document „Contribution of the non-governmental sector to the official progress report on COR implementation“ should provide the necessary context for a better understanding of Serbia's true progress in achieving the sustainable development goals.
