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April 20, 2022

Amid rising global rates and market volatility, global issuance of sustainable debt fell to $285 billion in Q1 2022, nearly 20% lower than in Q1 2021. Some $55 billion of issuance came from EMs in Q1-up from $45 billion in Q1 2021.

April 20, 2022

We are pleased to share our new quarterly chartbook, designed to monitor sustainable flows (to ESG funds, climate finance flows, and climate finance to emerging markets), ESG market development, and the evolution of voluntary carbon markets. We also include our regular EM ESG Scorecard-a useful indicator of progress in areas including carbon efficiency as well as broader environmental and social issues.

March 30, 2022

Total debt in frontier markets surged to a new record high of $3.5 trillion in 2021-some $500 billion above pre-pandemic levels. However, after reaching an all-time high in 2020, FM debt declined to 108% of GDP in 2021-helped by recovery and inflation.

February 23, 2022

Some $10 trillion was added to the global debt mountain last year, bringing the total to a new record high of $303 trillion.

January 27, 2022

Amid surging demand, we project global sustainable debt issuance at $1.8 trillion in 2022, soaring to $3.8 trillion in 2025. Under favorable market conditions, total issuance could reach an annual pace of over $7 trillion by 2025.

November 17, 2021
After reaching an all-time high in Q2 2021, global debt declined slightly to $296 trillion in Q3–but all in mature markets. Global debt-to-GDP ratios continue to decline, helped by stronger economic activity and higher inflation. 

October 8, 2021
Total debt in frontier markets increased by $126 billion to a fresh record high of $3.4 trillion in H1 2021. With higher commodity prices supporting recovery, debt/GDP ratios remained broadly stable at around 110% of GDP in H1 2021.

September 14, 2021

Some $4.8 trillion was added to the global debt mountain in Q2 2021, bringing it to an all-time high of $296 trillion. Better news: the global debt/GDP ratio declined significantly in Q2 2021, though this follows a large spike in 2020.

May 13, 2021

Total global debt fell by $1.7 trillion to $289 trillion ($221 trillion ex-financials) in Q1 2021–nearly all in mature markets

April 5, 2021

Total debt in frontier markets (FM) reached a record high of nearly 110% of GDP in 2020, up from less than 100% in 2019. We have added 15 new countries to our FM debt database.

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