Sustainable bonds issued globally by category 2022

Global issuance of sustainable bonds reached approximately 900 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, after exceeding one trillion the previous year. Green bonds accounted for nearly two thirds of the total GSS bonds issued in 2022.

Value of sustainable bonds issued worldwide from 2014 to 2022, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Green bond	Social bond	Sustainability bond
2022	532.2	148.7	219.7
2021	613.8	283.4	264.6
2020	316.8	315.8	283.5
2019	282.2	15.8	99.4
2018	181.2	18.2	66.5
2017	168.1	11.5	28.8
2016	95.3	3.5	6.3
2015	53.9	3.8	2.2
2014	46.1	1.1	1.2

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2014 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Release date is the date the database was accessed.

Values include bonds issued by both governments and organizations.

The source defines the types of bonds as follows:

Green bond - dedicated environmental benefit
Social bond - dedicated social benefits
Sustainability bond - green and social benefits are combined into one instrument

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