SDG Gap Analysis

Fiscal Year 2025-26: sector spending measured against internationally agreed development benchmarks.

4

Sectors Analyzed

0

Targets Met

4

Gaps Identified

0.0%

Total Gap (% GDP)

Priority Sectors Requiring Attention
Education Health Social Protection Agriculture

Education

critical

Target: 4.0% of GDP

Current: 0.0% of GDP Target: 4.0%
0.0% of target

Target Met or Exceeded

Health

critical

Target: 5.0% of GDP

Current: 0.0% of GDP Target: 5.0%
0.0% of target

Target Met or Exceeded

Social Protection

critical

Target: 2.0% of GDP

Current: 0.0% of GDP Target: 2.0%
0.0% of target

Target Met or Exceeded

Agriculture

critical

Target: 10.0% of budget

Current: 4.42% of budget Target: 10.0%
44.2% of target

Gap (% budget)

5.58%

Gap (৳ crore)

75,903

Benchmark Sources

  • Education (4.0% of GDP): Incheon Declaration / SDG 4 financing benchmark: 4-6% of GDP (lower bound)
  • Health (5.0% of GDP): McIntyre, Meheus & Røttingen (2017) / Chatham House: 5% of GDP public spending for UHC
  • Social Protection (2.0% of GDP): ILO basic social protection floor costing for lower-middle-income countries (~2% of GDP)
  • Agriculture (10.0% of public expenditure): Maputo/Malabo Declaration (CAADP): 10% of public expenditure

Percentages computed against 2025-26 nominal GDP or total budget expenditure as stated, using figures from the Ministry of Finance budget documents loaded in the data lake.