The London Stock Exchanges sixth annual Investing in the Green Economy 2025 report shows that revenues from green products and services in its coverage has now exceeded $5tr for the first time.

This values the global green economy at $7.9tr as of Q1 2025, or 8.6 per cent of listed equity markets. In fixed income, the US$2.9 trillion green bond market.

If considered a standalone sector, the green economy, now spanning 50 markets globally, would be the 4th largest sector, after technology, industrials and healthcare. Energy management and efficiency constitutes both the largest and best-performing sector, representing 46 per cent of the global green economy.

While the Americas lead in market capitalisation, Asia generates most of the global green revenues (44 per cent), and green revenues from emerging markets are growing nearly twice as fast as developed markets.

Whilst revenue has come from energy in the past, a new ‘vector’ has emerged too, with increasing spending on adaptation and resilience in response to escalating physical climate risk and extreme weather events.

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