ESG debt instruments, including green bonds, social bonds, sustainability bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds, are fixed-income securities designed to sustain or improve the condition of the environment or society or governance practices. Green Bonds are fixed income instruments where the proceeds will be exclusively directed to finance or re-finance, in part or in full, new and/or existing green projects. Social bonds have use of proceeds that are dedicated to projects with positive social outcomes. Sustainability bonds have a mix of green and social use of proceeds. Sustainability linked bonds (SLB) are financial instruments where financial and structural characteristics are linked to achieving performance objectives that improve the condition of the environment or society. SLBs are not use-of proceed bonds. They typically include key performance indicators which are structurally connected to the issuer’s goal achievement.  Sources: LSEG. Accessed on 2025-02-24; IMF staff calculations. Category: Climate Finance  Data series:  The following data series are available by debt instruments:  ESG Bond Issuances ESG Bond Outstanding ESG Bond Issuances by Type of Issuers ESG Bond Issuances by Country Cumulative ESG Bond Issuances by Type of Currency Cumulative Green Bond Issuances by Use of Proceeds Cumulative Social Bond Issuances by Use of Proceeds Cumulative Sustainability Bond Issuances by Use of Proceeds Sovereign Green Bond Issuances  Metadata:  The source dataset is based on LSEG (formerly Refinitiv), which contain bond-by-bond issuances for Green Bonds, Social Bonds, Sustainability Bonds, and Sustainability-Linked Bonds starting from 2006 to 2024. Bonds by type encompass investment grade, high-yield, and not-rated bonds, commercial papers, certificates of deposit, and sukuks. By issuer type, bonds encompass government, corporate, agency, non-US munis, and other gov/supra bonds. Methodology:  The data are aggregated by country of incorporations, use of proceeds, type of currency and type of issuers (nonfinancial corporations, other financial corporations, banks, state owned entities, sovereign, state and local governments and international organizations). Sovereign green bonds are green bonds issued by central governments and central banks. Compilation of the indicator is based on the methodology used by London Stock Exchange Group, and divergences may be observed when compared to data from other providers.