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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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See Table Key
Moody'sS&PFitchDBRSScope Ratings
Country
RatingOutlookRatingOutlookRatingOutlookRatingOutlookRatingOutlook
Argentina
Caa1StableCCCStableCCC+N/AB (low)StableNR-
Australia
AaaStableAAAStableAAAStableAAAStableNR-
Brazil
Ba1StableBBStableBBStableBBStableNR-
Canada
AaaStableAAAStableAA+StableAAAStableNR-
China
A1NegativeA+StableAStableAStableAStable
France
Aa3StableA+NegativeAA-NegativeAA (high)NegativeAA-Negative
Germany
AaaStableAAAStableAAAStableAAAStableAAAStable
India
Baa3StableBBBStableBBB-StableBBBStableNR-
Indonesia
Baa2StableBBBNegativeBBBStableNR-NR-
Italy
Baa2StableBBB+StableBBBPositiveBBB (high)PositiveBBB+Positive
Japan
A1StableA+StableAStableA (high)StableAStable
Mexico
Baa2NegativeBBBStableBBB-StableBBBStableNR-
Russian Federation
CaNegativeNRN/ACN/ANR-NRN/A
Saudi Arabia
A1PositiveA+StableA+StableNR-NR-
South Africa
Ba2StableBBPositiveBB-StableNR-BBStable
South Korea
Aa2StableAAStableAA-StableNR-NR-
Turkey
Ba3StableBPositiveB+PositiveBB (high)NegativeBB-Stable
United Kingdom
Aa3StableAAStableAA-StableAAStableAAStable
United States
AaaNegativeAA+StableAA+StableAAAStableAA-Stable

Latest Credit Changes

Country
DateRating AgencyPrevious RatingCurrent Rating
Zambia
Nov 28, 2025FitchRD, N/AB-, Stable
Maldives
Nov 27, 2025Moody'sCaa2, Under ReviewCaa2, Stable
Georgia
Nov 21, 2025FitchBB, StableBB, Stable
Italy
Nov 21, 2025Moody'sBaa3, PositiveBaa2, Stable
Slovenia
Nov 21, 2025DBRSA (high), StableAA (low), Stable
Cyprus
Nov 21, 2025FitchA-, StableA-, Positive
Kuwait
Nov 21, 2025S&PA+, StableAA-, Stable
Bahrain
Nov 21, 2025S&PB+, NegativeB, Stable
Uzbekistan
Nov 21, 2025S&PBB-, StableBB, Stable
Zambia
Nov 21, 2025S&PSD, N/ACCC+, Stable
Jamaica
Nov 20, 2025FitchBB-, PositiveBB-, Stable
Cyprus
Nov 14, 2025S&PBBB+, PositiveA-, Positive
South Africa
Nov 14, 2025S&PBB-, StableBB, Positive
Greece
Nov 14, 2025FitchBBB-, StableBBB, Stable
Senegal
Nov 14, 2025S&PB-, NegativeCCC+, Under Review
Nigeria
Nov 14, 2025S&PB-, StableB-, Positive
Poland
Nov 07, 2025DBRSA, StableA, Negative
New Zealand
Nov 03, 2025DBRSAAA, Stable
Portugal
Oct 31, 2025Scope RatingsA, StableA, Positive
Italy
Oct 31, 2025Scope RatingsBBB+, StableBBB+, Positive

Table Key

Grade
Moody'sS&PFitchDBRSScope Ratings
Prime
AaaAAAAAAAAAAAA
High Grade
Aa1AA+AA+AA (high)AA+
Aa2AAAAAAAA
Aa3AA-AA-AA (low)AA-
Upper Medium Grade
A1A+A+A (high)A+
A2AAAA
A3A-A-A (low)A-
Lower Medium Grade
Baa1BBB+BBB+BBB (high)BBB+
Baa2BBBBBBBBBBBB
Baa3BBB-BBB-BBB (low)BBB-
Non-investment Grade Speculative
Ba1BB+BB+BB (high)BB+
Ba2BBBBBBBB
Ba3BB-BB-BB (low)BB-
Highly Speculative
B1B+B+B (high)B+
B2BBBB
B3B-B-B (low)B-
Substantial Risks
Caa1CCC+CCC+CCC
Caa2CCCCCCCCCCCC
Caa3CCC-CCC-CCC
Extremely Speculative
CaCCCCCCCCC
CCCCC
In Default with Little Prospect for Recovery
CDRDRD
In Default
SDSD
CDDDD
DDDD
DDDDDD
Not Rated
NRNRNRNRNR

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