SDG Gap Analysis

Fiscal Year 2026-27: sector spending measured against internationally agreed development benchmarks.

4

Sectors Analyzed

0

Targets Met

4

Gaps Identified

7.45%

Total Gap (% GDP)

Priority Sectors Requiring Attention
Education Health Social Protection Agriculture

Education

critical

Target: 4.0% of GDP

Current: 1.79% of GDP Target: 4.0%
44.8% of target

Gap (% GDP)

2.21%

Gap (৳ crore)

150,944

Health

critical

Target: 5.0% of GDP

Current: 0.92% of GDP Target: 5.0%
18.4% of target

Gap (% GDP)

4.08%

Gap (৳ crore)

278,665

Social Protection

critical

Target: 2.0% of GDP

Current: 0.84% of GDP Target: 2.0%
42.0% of target

Gap (% GDP)

1.16%

Gap (৳ crore)

79,228

Agriculture

gap

Target: 10.0% of budget

Current: 6.83% of budget Target: 10.0%
68.3% of target

Gap (% budget)

3.17%

Gap (৳ crore)

29,735

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 2026-27 nominal GDP or total budget expenditure as stated, using figures from the Ministry of Finance budget documents loaded in the data lake.