The Department of Statistics of the Eurasian Economic Commission published a compendium of “Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in the Eurasian Economic Union”. The compilation for the first time presents statistical data on the achievement of the indicators of the regional list of SDGs in the Eurasian Economic Union for 2017-2021. The regional list includes 130 indicators, including 63 indicators proposed for monitoring at the global level, as well as 67 indicators reflecting development priorities in the EAEU.
Thus, in 2021, the share of the population living below the international poverty line in all EEU countries was 0.0%, while the national poverty line in EEU countries ranged from 4.1% of the population in Belarus to 33.3% in Kyrgyzstan. Compared with 2017, the share of the poor decreased in Belarus and Russia, and increased in Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
In all EAEU countries, the real monetary income of the population grew. Real wages grew in most countries, except Kyrgyzstan. The share of spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages in the total consumer spending of households in 2021 ranged from 32.2% in Russia to 53% in Kazakhstan.
Life expectancy at birth decreased in all countries, except Kyrgyzstan, compared to 2017. Life expectancy for men ranged from 65.5 years in Russia to 67.9 years in Kyrgyzstan, and for women from 74.0 years in Kazakhstan to 77.4 years in Armenia.
State budget expenditures on health care as a percentage of GDP increased in all countries except Kyrgyzstan. The number of doctors per 10,000 population ranged from 19 specialists in Kyrgyzstan to 60 in Belarus. The growth was observed in all states except Kyrgyzstan.
State budget expenditures on education ranged from 2.7% of GDP in Armenia to 6.1% of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, increasing in most countries of the Union.
The number of people getting secondary vocational education was 4.2 million and increased in all countries except Belarus, the number of people getting higher education was 5.3 million and decreased in Armenia, Belarus and Russia, increased in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
More detailed statistical information is available on the Department of Statistics page in the “Statistical publications” section.
Source: EEC website
