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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Targets

Indicators

Target

9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

Indicators

9.1.1

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road 

9.1.2

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport 

Target

9.2

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

Indicators

9.2.1

Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita 

9.2.2

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment 

Target

9.3

Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets

Indicators

9.3.1

Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added 

9.3.2

Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit 

Target

9.4

By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

Indicators

9.4.1

CO2 emission per unit of value added 

Target

9.5

Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending

Indicators

9.5.1

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP 

9.5.2

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 

Target

9.a

Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States

Indicators

9.a.1

Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure 

Target

9.b

Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities

Indicators

9.b.1

Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added 

Target

9.c

Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

Indicators

9.c.1

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology 

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