Target 8.1: Sustainable Economic Growth
UN definition: "Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 percent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries."
GDP per capita growth rate - SDG Indicator 8.1.1
Definition: Indicator 8.1.1 is the "annual growth rate of real GDP per capita".
This is measured as the annual percentage growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita based on constant local currency.
Goal: "Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 percent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries" through 2030.
Target 8.2: Diversify, innovate and upgrade for economic productivity
UN definition: "Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high-value-added and labor-intensive sectors."
GDP per capita growth rate per employed person - SDG Indicator 8.2.1
Definition: Indicator 8.2.1 is the "annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person".
This is measured as the annual change in the real gross domestic product (GDP) per employed person. It provides an overall measure of the change in the productivity of a country's labor force and use of resources.
Goal: "Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high-value-added and labor-intensive sectors" by 2030.
Target 8.3: Promote policies to support job creation and growing enterprises
UN definition: "Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services."
Informal employment - SDG Indicator 8.3.1
Definition: Indicator 8.3.1 is the "proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex".
This is measured as employment in the informal economy as a percentage of total non-agricultural employment. This includes all jobs in unregistered and/or small-scale private unincorporated enterprises that produce goods or services meant for sale or barter.
Goal: "Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation" by 2030.
