RT Journal Article
T1 Global SDG composite indicator: A new methodological proposal that combines compensatory and non-compensatory aggregations
A1 Blancas Peral, Francisco Javier
A1 Contreras Rubio, Ignacio
K1 Composite Indicator
K1 DEA
K1 Noncompensatory aggregation
K1 Power mean index
K1 Sustainable Development Goals
AB This paper presents a Global Sustainable Development Goals Composite Indicator to assess the grade in the achieving of targets associated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) approved in the 2030 Agenda. Based on a critical analysis of the SDG Index, we propose a new aggregation methodology that combines compensatory and non-compensatory aggregation rules. At a first level, a compensatory indicator is obtained by means of a generalized average which is penalized according to the horizontal heterogeneity of each country and the number of uncontrolled indicators in the territory. At a second level, the set of compensatory indicators of each SDG is aggregated by means of a synthetic non-compensatory indicator based on an ordinal Benefit of the Doubt model. An empirical study is presented for a set of 32 OECD member countries, which shows the potential of this new tool for planning sustainable development policies focused on the identification of weaknesses.
PB WILEY
YR 2024
FD 2024-07-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23249
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/23249
LA en
NO Sustainable Development Volume 33, Issue1  February 2025  Pages 158-176
NO This work was supported by grant from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [PID2021-124981NB-I00]. Funding for open access publishing: Universidad Pablo de Olavide/CBUA.
NO Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica (Universidad Pablo de Olavide)
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026