Of the 64 countries that submitted a national voluntary review during the 2016 and 2017 sessions of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), 23 mentioned ongoing measures to link the SDGs to the national budget, or that they had considered such action. How do these countries plan to integrate the SDGs into their budgetary processes and why do they plan to do this? Do they plan to track the resources allocated to the SDGs, or do they intend to use the SDG framework to better inform decisions about the allocation of resources? What challenges do they face in doing so? What are the primary objectives of the tools and methods developed? The objective of this study is to give insights into the different uses of the SDGs in budgeting processes and into the potential added value for SDG implementation.
