In 2019, the value of green bonds issued worldwide reached 272 billion U.S. dollars, up from 183 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Sustainable debt issuances climbed to 465 billion U.S. dollars overall in 2019. These forms of debt are relatively new debt instruments, which support environmental or social initiatives in the process of raising funds for the government or company issuing them.
Value of sustainable debt issued worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by type
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Green bonds
Sustainability-linked loans
Sustainability bonds
Social bonds
Green loans
Sustainability-linked bonds
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Statista. (September 14, 2020). Value of sustainable debt issued worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149343/global-sustainable-debt-issuance-by-type/
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Statista. (2020). Value of sustainable debt issued worldwide from 2017 to 2019, by type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1149343/global-sustainable-debt-issuance-by-type/
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