IMPACT OF COUNTRY-LEVEL CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Purpose - The goal of the research was to test a general assumption about culture contribution to sustainable development via the relationship between culture-related indices and the achievement of specific sustainable development goals.Research methodology - Linear regression analysis along with robustness testing was used to test research hypotheses. The data set is represented by 19 explanatory variables and 2 dependent variables, which are proxies for sustainable developments goals Decent Work and Economic Growth and Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Innovation index and Glob-al competitiveness index. The data were collected from 27 European countries for the period 2011-2020.Findings - Statistical analysis revealed relationship between sustainable development indices and culture development of European countries. Decent Work and Economic Growth demon-strated more significant relationship to cultural development than the Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Development.Research limitations - The findings are limited by the fact that some variables were missing.Practical implications - The outcomes of the research allow to define the structure of relation-ship between sustainable development goals and cultural development indicators.Originality/Value - The research results have indicated that the achievement of sustainable development goals Decent Work and Economic Growth and Industry, Innovation and Infrastruc-ture Development are affected by the level of cultural development.