The Desk Study on the Compatibility of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy III (MGDS III) and SDGs provides valuable evidence in gauging the Government of Malawi’s response and translation of SDGs into national and sub-national commitments. The study weighs in on how the national development strategy aligns with the SDGs and recommends areas for engagement for civil society and priorities for implementation of the Government of Malawi needs to address. Furthermore, the study, submitted to the government, has been a valuable input for the government to check whether MGDS III as a medium-term strategy provides better take-off in the implementation of SDGs or not.