Global corporate debt from bonds issued by non-financial private companies reached 13.5 trillion U.S. dollars in 2019, up from around 6.7 trillion just before the global financial crisis of 2008. While the majority of this debt originates from developed economies, the bonds issued by nonfinancial companies in emerging markets grew much faster, increasing by 435 percent over this period.
Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
Data includes 92 069 bond issues from 114 countries.
2018 values taken from the 2019 report.
2008 value for emerging markets calculated by Statista using percentages provided in the 2019 report.
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OECD. (February 18, 2020). Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/
OECD. "Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/
OECD. (2020). Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/
OECD. "Total Amount of Outstanding Corporate Bonds Issued by Non-financial Companies Worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by Economy Type (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/
OECD, Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/ (last visited October 11, 2024)
Total amount of outstanding corporate bonds issued by non-financial companies worldwide in 2008, 2018 and 2019, by economy type (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], OECD, February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077084/non-financial-company-bonds-issued-worldwide-economy-type/
