Table 2 Summary descriptive statistics of variables.

SDGs

1288

54.76

7.98

37.4

72.9

0.16

2.22

ECO_SDGs

1288

46.34

13.66

23.7

75.7

0.38

1.86

SOC_SDGs

1288

49.99

10.48

24.6

77.2

0.10

2.46

ENV_SDGs

1288

66.15

8.82

38.28

82.19

−0.28

2.10

GOV

1288

33.36

19.56

1.51

77.15

0.36

2.10

FDI

1288

4.04

8.37

−17.29

103.34

6.24

57.02

GI

1288

50.80

10.64

24.62

77.51

0.363

2.55

GS

1288

6.53

1.14

2.39

10

−0.147

3.25

GDP

1288

7.58

1.47

4.73

11.49

0.54

2.40

Pop

1288

16.25

1.30

13.02

19.19

−0.39

2.62

Variables

Obs.

Mean

Std.Dev.

Minimum

Maximum

Skewness

Kurtosis

SDGs

391

59.74

7.83

43.6

72.9

−0.44

2.09

ECO_SDGs

391

55.78

13.01

28.9

75.7

−0.60

1.95

SOC_SDGs

391

56.95

9.87

37.2

77.2

−0.24

2.10

ENV_SDGs

391

65.68

9.22

43.78

80.63

−0.36

2.07

GOV

391

35.58

20.66

1.51

71.95

−0.04

1.74

FDI

391

2.41

2.74

−4.54

15.75

1.63

7.77

GI

391

58.33

10.86

34.40

77.51

−0.28

1.87

GS

391

6.22

1.20

2.39

9.10

0.214

3.00

GDP

391

7.91

1.47

5.45

11.49

0.55

2.41

Pop

391

16.44

1.34

13.46

19.19

0.02

2.19

Variables

Obs.

Mean

Std.Dev.

Minimum

Maximum

Skewness

Kurtosis

SDGs

897

52.58

7.01

37.4

70.9

0.26

2.68

ECO_SDGs

897

42.22

11.77

23.7

73.9

0.81

0.289

SOC_SDGs

897

46.96

9.21

24.6

71.4

0.06

2.68

ENV_SDGs

897

66.36

8.63

38.28

82.19

−0.23

2.08

GOV

897

32.39

18.98

1.75

77.15

0.56

2.40

FDI

897

4.70

9.75

−17.29

103.34

5.4

42.28

GI

897

47.52

8.71

24.62

71.22

0.33

3.37

GS

897

6.67

1.09

2.53

10.00

−0.284

3.65

GDP

897

7.44

1.45

4.73

10.92

0.55

2.35

Pop

897

16.17

1.27

13.02

18.61

−0.64

2.66