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Sovereign Credit Ratings | FX Empire
A sovereign credit rating is issued by a credit rating agency after evaluating the country’s economic and political conditions.
Sovereign credit ratings provide investors with an indication of the level of risk associated with investing in a particular country while taking into account the Financial, Economic and Political factors.
The credit rating of a country plays a crucial role when it is issuing debt on the international bond markets – the better the rating, the lower the interest rate investors will be willing to accept on the debt.
Below is a global summary of the latest long-term foreign-currency ratings issued by the largest credit agencies.
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| Moody's | S&P | Fitch | DBRS | Scope Ratings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Rating | Outlook | Rating | Outlook | Rating | Outlook | Rating | Outlook | Rating | Outlook |
| Caa3 | Positive | CCC | Stable | CCC | N/A | B (low) | Stable | NR | - | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | NR | - | |
| Ba1 | Positive | BB | Stable | BB | Stable | BB | Stable | NR | - | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AA+ | Stable | AAA | Stable | NR | - | |
| A1 | Negative | A+ | Stable | A+ | Negative | A | Stable | A | Stable | |
| Aa3 | Stable | AA- | Stable | AA- | Negative | AA (high) | Stable | AA- | Stable | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | |
| Baa3 | Stable | BBB- | Positive | BBB- | Stable | BBB (low) | Positive | NR | - | |
| Baa2 | Stable | BBB | Negative | BBB | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | |
| Baa3 | Stable | BBB | Stable | BBB | Positive | BBB (high) | Positive | BBB+ | Stable | |
| A1 | Stable | A+ | Stable | A | Stable | A (high) | Stable | A | Stable | |
| Baa2 | Negative | BBB | Stable | BBB- | Stable | BBB | Stable | NR | - | |
| Ca | Negative | NR | N/A | C | N/A | NR | - | NR | N/A | |
| A1 | Positive | Positive | A+ | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | ||
| Ba2 | Stable | BB- | Stable | BB- | Stable | NR | - | BB | Stable | |
| Aa2 | Stable | AA | Stable | AA- | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | |
| B3 | Stable | B | Positive | B+ | Positive | BB (high) | Negative | BB- | Stable | |
| Aa3 | Stable | AA | Stable | AA- | Stable | AA | Stable | AA | Stable | |
| Aaa | Negative | AA+ | Stable | AA+ | Stable | AAA | Stable | AA | Negative | |
Latest Credit Changes
Country | Date | Rating Agency | Previous Rating | Current Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 01, 2025 | S&P | A-, Positive | A, Positive | |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Moody's | B1, Stable | B1, Positive | |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Fitch | BB, Stable | BB, Positive | |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Fitch | B+, Stable | B+, Negative | |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Moody's | Ba3, Stable | B3, Negative | |
| Feb 19, 2025 | S&P | CCC+, Stable | CCC+, Negative | |
| Feb 14, 2025 | S&P | AA+, Stable | AA+, Stable | |
| Feb 07, 2025 | Fitch | BB, Stable | BB, Positive | |
| Feb 07, 2025 | Fitch | CCC, N/A | CCC, N/A | |
| Feb 03, 2025 | Fitch | A+, Stable | A+, Stable | |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Moody's | Baa3, Stable | Baa3, Negative | |
| Jan 25, 2025 | S&P | BBB-, Stable | BBB-, Negative | |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Moody's | Caa1, Negative | Caa1, Positive | |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Moody's | Ca, Stable | Caa3, Positive | |
| Jan 17, 2025 | DBRS | A, Positive | A (high), Stable | |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Fitch | AA+, Stable | AA+, Negative | |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Scope Ratings | BB, Stable | BB, Negative | |
| Jan 08, 2025 | S&P | BB+, Stable | BB+, Positive | |
| Jan 07, 2025 | Fitch | CC, N/A | B-, Stable | |
| Dec 31, 2024 | S&P | AA-, Negative | NR, N/A |
Table Key
Grade | Moody's | S&P | Fitch | DBRS | Scope Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prime | Aaa | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA |
High Grade | Aa1 | AA+ | AA+ | AA (high) | AA+ |
| Aa2 | AA | AA | AA | AA | |
| Aa3 | AA- | AA- | AA (low) | AA- | |
Upper Medium Grade | A1 | A+ | A+ | A (high) | A+ |
| A2 | A | A | A | A | |
| A3 | A- | A- | A (low) | A- | |
Lower Medium Grade | Baa1 | BBB+ | BBB+ | BBB (high) | BBB+ |
| Baa2 | BBB | BBB | BBB | BBB | |
| Baa3 | BBB- | BBB- | BBB (low) | BBB- | |
Non-investment Grade Speculative | Ba1 | BB+ | BB+ | BB (high) | BB+ |
| Ba2 | BB | BB | BB | BB | |
| Ba3 | BB- | BB- | BB (low) | BB- | |
Highly Speculative | B1 | B+ | B+ | B (high) | B+ |
| B2 | B | B | B | B | |
| B3 | B- | B- | B (low) | B- | |
Substantial Risks | Caa1 | CCC+ | CCC+ | CCC | |
| Caa2 | CCC | CCC | CCC | CCC | |
| Caa3 | CCC- | CCC- | CCC | ||
Extremely Speculative | Ca | CC | CC | CCC | CC |
| C | CCC | C | |||
In Default with Little Prospect for Recovery | CD | RD | RD | ||
In Default | SD | SD | |||
| C | D | D | D | D | |
| DD | DD | ||||
| DDD | DDD | ||||
Not Rated | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |