Measuring SDG progress in Asia and the Pacific: Is there enough data?

The paper "Measuring SDG progress in Asia and the Pacific: Is there enough data?" reviews the availability of data on all proposed global SDG indicators for Asia-Pacific countries and is prepared based on data from the SDG indicators Global Database. It attempts to identify data gaps for regional SDG progress monitoring and for priority setting in statistical capacity building by a range of relevant stakeholders.

This paper is one of the components of the Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017. The other components are:

• Country data sheets on SDGs
• Regional SDG indicator database