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List of countries by credit rating

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This is a list of countries by credit rating, showing long-term foreign currency credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the largest three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, and Moody's. The list also includes all administrative divisions not issuing sovereign bonds, but it excludes regions, provinces and municipalities issuing sub-sovereign bonds.

Standard & Poor's

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Map of S&P's sovereign long-term foreign credit ratings as of March 2024.
Legend:
  AAA   AA+   AA   AA−
  A+   A   A−   BBB+
  BBB   BBB−   BB+   BB
  BB−   B+   B   B−
  CCC+   CCC   CCC−   SD/D

For S&P, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB− or higher. Bonds rated BB+ and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds. An SD rating indicates that the country has selectively defaulted on some outstanding obligations[1][2]

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Fitch

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Map of Fitch's sovereign long-term foreign credit ratings.
Legend:
  AAA   AA+   AA   AA−
  A+   A   A−   BBB+
  BBB   BBB−   BB+   BB
  BB−   B+   B   B−
  CCC+   CCC   CCC−   RD

For Fitch, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB− or higher. Bonds rated BB+ and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds.[105] Fitch Ratings typically does not assign outlooks to sovereign ratings below B− (CCC and lower) or modifiers. CCC indicates 'Substantial Credit Risk' where 'default is a real possibility'. CC indicates 'Very High Levels of Credit Risk' where 'default of some kind appears probable'.[106]

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Moody's

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Map of Moody's sovereign long-term foreign credit ratings.
Legend:
  Aaa   Aa1   Aa2   Aa3   A1
  A2   A3   Baa1   Baa2   Baa3
  Ba1   Ba2   Ba3   B1   B2
  B3  Caa1   Caa2   Caa3   Ca   C

For Moody's, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is Baa3 or higher. Bonds rated Ba1 and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds.[234]

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Others

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DBRS Morningstar

For DBRS Morningstar,[371] a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB(low) or higher. Bonds rated BB(high) and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds.

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Scope Ratings

For Scope[372] – the European rating agency – a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB− or higher. Bonds rated BB+ and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds.

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JCR

Japan Credit Rating Agency[373] (JCR) is a credit rating agency based in Japan. JCR is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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China Chengxin

China Chengxin Credit Rating Group[374] is a credit rating agency based in China.

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