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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 |
| Ca | Stable | CCC+ | Negative | CCC- | N/A | CCC | Stable | NR | - | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | NR | - | |
| Ba2 | Stable | BB- | Stable | BB- | Stable | BB (low) | Stable | NR | - | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AA+ | Stable | AAA | Stable | NR | - | |
| A1 | Stable | A+ | Stable | A+ | Stable | A (high) | Negative | A+ | Negative | |
| Aa2 | Stable | AA | Stable | AA | Negative | AA (high) | Stable | AA | Stable | |
| Aaa | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | |
| Baa3 | Stable | BBB- | Stable | BBB- | Stable | BBB (low) | Stable | NR | - | |
| Baa2 | Stable | BBB | Negative | BBB | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | |
| Baa3 | Negative | BBB | Stable | BBB | Stable | BBB (high) | Stable | BBB+ | Stable | |
| A1 | Stable | A+ | Stable | A | Stable | A (high) | Stable | A | Negative | |
| Baa2 | Stable | BBB | Stable | BBB- | Stable | BBB | Stable | NR | - | |
| Ca | Negative | NR | N/A | C | N/A | NR | - | NR | N/A | |
| A1 | Stable | A- | Stable | A | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | |
| Ba2 | Stable | BB- | Positive | BB- | Stable | NR | - | BB+ | Stable | |
| Aa2 | Stable | AA | Stable | AA- | Stable | NR | - | NR | - | |
| B3 | Stable | B | Stable | B | Negative | BB (high) | Negative | B- | Negative | |
| Aa3 | Stable | AA | Negative | AA- | Negative | AA | Stable | AA | Stable | |
| Aaa | Stable | AA+ | Stable | AAA | Stable | AAA | Stable | AA | Stable | |
Latest Credit Changes
Country | Date | Rating Agency | Previous Rating | Current Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2023 | Moody's | Baa1, Stable | Baa1, Negative | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | S&P | BBB, Negative | BBB-, Stable | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Fitch | BB, Positive | BB+, Stable | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Moody's | Caa1, Under Review | Caa2, Negative | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | S&P | B+, Negative | B+, Stable | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Fitch | BB, Stable | BB, Positive | |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Moody's | B2, Stable | Caa1, Stable | |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Moody's | B1, Positive | Ba3, Stable | |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Fitch | BBB, Stable | BBB, Negative | |
| Jan 13, 2023 | DBRS | AA (high), Under Review | AA, Stable | |
| Dec 22, 2022 | S&P | B-, Negative | CCC+, Stable | |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Fitch | CC, N/A | C, N/A | |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Fitch | CCC, N/A | CCC-, N/A | |
| Dec 20, 2022 | S&P | CC, Negative | SD, N/A | |
| Dec 19, 2022 | S&P | BB-, Stable | BB, Stable | |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Fitch | BB+, Stable | BB+, Stable | |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Fitch | B+, Negative | B, Stable | |
| Dec 12, 2022 | S&P | BBB, Stable | BBB, Negative | |
| Dec 09, 2022 | Moody's | Ba3, Stable | Ba3, Under Review | |
| Dec 09, 2022 | Scope Ratings | BBB-, Positive | BBB, Stable |
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 |