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SDG 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Increase economic productivity

Labour productivity

Achieve higher levels of economic productivity (8.2.1)

Arab region

-1% annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in 2019
-135% since 2000

North America

1% annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in 2019
+90% since 2001

World

1% annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in 2019
+100% since 2001

Youth engagment

Youth not in education, employment or training

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training (8.6.1)

Arab region


42% of non-engaged females in 2019
18% of non-engaged males in 2019
-3% since 2005

European Union


11% of non-engaged females in 2019
9% of non-engaged males in 2019
-17% since 2005

World


31% of non-engaged females in 2019
14% of non-engaged males in 2019
-5% since 2005

Provide work opportunities

Youth unemployment rate

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men (8.5.2)

Arab region


38% of female unemployment in 2019
23% of male unemployed males in 2019
+3% since 2000

Americas


15% of female unemployment in 2019
15% of male unemployed males in 2019
+4% since 2000

World


12% of female unemployment in 2019
14% of male unemployed males in 2019
+9% since 2000

Strengthen financial institution

Commercial bank Branches

Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all (8.10.1)

Arab region


12 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
+35% since 2004

North America


28 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
+6% since 2011

World


15 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
0% since 2010

Strengthen financial institutions

Account ownership

Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all (8.10.2)

Arab region


37% of population with an account ownership in 2017 in 2018
+67% since 2011

North America


94% of population with an account ownership in 2017 in 2018
+6% since 2011

World


69% of population with an account ownership in 2017 in 2018
+35% since 2011

Strengthen financial institutions

Economic Growth

Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries (8.1.1)

Arab region


0% annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in 2018
-92% since 2000

North America


2% annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in 2018
-54% since 2000

World


2% annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in 2018
-35% since 2000

Strengthen financial institutions

Material Footprint

By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (8.4.1)

Arab region


1.10 KG of all product material footprint per unit of GDP in 2017
-18% since 2000

World


1.15 KG of all product material footprint per unit of GDP in 2017
+7% since 2000

Strengthen financial institutions

Domestic Material Consumption

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation

Arab region


1.12 KG of domestic petroleum consumption per person in 2017
+34% since 2000

North America


1.09 KG of domestic petroleum consumption per person in 2017
-8% since 2000

World


0.6 KG of domestic petroleum consumption per person in 2017
0% since 2000