Calculations are based on the variable "Total Investment Commitment - Exact Amount in USD". When projects have minimum and maximum values (instead of exact amount of investment commitment), we include minimum values in the overall sum.
The investment figure is based on available data from 223 projects.
Service users
>1,747,684
Median
411
Service users
Average duration
4 years
48 months (approx)
The service user figure is based on available data from 217 projects. 40 projects have data on actual number of service users, 177 projects have data on target number of service users and 53 projects do not have data on service users.
The average duration of service delivery is based on available data from 254 projects.
Stage of development of impact bonds
1996721ImplementationCompleteContractedService delivery complete050100150200Stage of developmentImpact Bonds
Global impact bonds by policy area
71484545371743Employment and trainingChild and family welfareHealth and wellbeingEducation and early yearsHomelessnessCriminal justicePoverty reductionAgriculture and environment010203040506070Policy areaImpact bonds
When projects have minimum and maximum values (instead of exact amount of investment commitment), we include minimum values in the overall sum.
This figure is based on available data from 76 projects.
Stage of development of impact bonds in the UK
56321ImplementationCompleteService Delivery Complete01020304050Stage of developmentImpact bonds
Service users
> 113522
Median
404
Service users
Average duration
52 months
(4.3 years)
The service user figure for the UK is based on available data for 79 projects. 23 projects reported data on actual number of engaged service users, 56 projects reported data of target number of engaged service users and 10 projects did not report data on service users.
The average duration of service delivery is based on available data from 88 projects.
UK impact bonds by policy area
2522211272Employment and trainingChild and family welfareHomelessnessHealth and wellbeingEducation and early yearsCriminal justice0510152025Policy areaImpact bonds
The number of service users is a combination of two values. Completed projects have data on the actual number of service users and ongoing projects have data on target number of service users. If we have data on actual numbers, we will use them. If the project only has data for targets, we will use target numbers. This calculation is based on the variables "Service and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries" and "Service and beneficiaries - Actual number of unique service users or beneficiaries". In future we propose to report on these figures separately.
Capital raised
The final figure of capital raised is based on the variables "Total Investment Commitment - Exact Amount in USD" (for the global landscape) and "Total Investment Commitment - Exact Amount in relevant currency" (for the UK landscape). This figure is calculated using only data that are publicly available.