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S&P: Sovereign Ratings List
CountryLong termShort term
Foreign currencyLocal currencyForeign currencyLocal currency
United States [+]  AA+   AA+   A-1+   A-1+
United Kingdom [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Germany [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
France [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Japan [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Spain [+]  A   A   A-1   A-1
Italy [+]  BBB   BBB   A-2   A-2
Portugal [+]  A-   A-   A-2   A-2
Greece [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Ireland [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Andorra [+]  BBB+   BBB+   A-2   A-2
United Arab Emirates [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Albania [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Armenia [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Angola [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Argentina [+]  CCC   CCC   C   C
Austria [+]  AA+   AA+   A-1+   A-1+
Australia [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Azerbaijan [+]  BB+   BB+   B   B
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Barbados [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Bangladesh [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Belgium [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Burkina Faso [+]  CCC+   CCC+   C   C
Bulgaria [+]  BBB   BBB   A-2   A-2
Bahrain [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Benin [+]  NR   NR NRNR
Bolivia [+]  CCC+   CCC+   C   C
Brazil [+]  BB   BB   B   B
Bahamas [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Botswana [+]  BBB+   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Belarus [+]  NR   NR NRNR
Belize [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Canada [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Republic of the Congo [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Switzerland [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Côte d'Ivoire [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Chile [+]  A   A+   A-1   A-1
Cameroon [+]  B-   B-   B   B
China [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Colombia [+]  BB+   BBB-   B   A-3
Costa Rica [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Cabo Verde [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Cyprus [+]  BBB   BBB   A-2   A-2
Czechia [+]  AA-   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Denmark [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Dominican Republic [+]  BB   BB   B   B
Ecuador [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Estonia [+]  AA-   AA-   A-1+   A-1+
Egypt [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Finland [+]  AA+   AA+   A-1+   A-1+
Fiji [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Gabon [+]  NR   NR NRNR
Grenada [+]  NR   NR NRNR
Georgia [+]  BB   BB   B   B
Ghana [+]  SD   CCC+ SD  C
Guatemala [+]  BB   BB   B   B
Hong Kong [+]  AA+   AA+   A-1+   A-1+
Honduras [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Croatia [+]  BBB+   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Hungary [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Indonesia [+]  BBB   BBB   A-2   A-2
Israel [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
India [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Iceland [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Jamaica [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Jordan [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Kenya [+]  B   B   B   B
Cambodia [+]  B   B   B   B
South Korea [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Kuwait [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Kazakhstan [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Lebanon [+]  SD   CC SD  C
Liechtenstein [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Sri Lanka [+]  SD   CCC+ SD  C
Lithuania [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Luxembourg [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Latvia [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Morocco [+]  BB+   BB+   B   B
Montenegro [+]  B   B   B   B
North Macedonia [+]  BB-   BB-   B   B
Mongolia [+]  B   B   B   B
Malta [+]  A-   A-   A-2   A-2
Mauritius [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Mexico [+]  BBB   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Malaysia [+]  A-   A   A-2   A-1
Mozambique [+]  CCC+   CCC+   C   C
Nigeria [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Nicaragua [+]  B   B
Netherlands [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Norway [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
New Zealand [+]  AA+   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Oman [+]  BB+   BB+   B   B
Panama [+]  BBB   BBB   A-2   A-2
Peru [+]  BBB   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Papua New Guinea [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Philippines [+]  BBB+   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Pakistan [+]  CCC+   CCC+   C   C
Poland [+]  A-   A   A-2   A-1
Paraguay [+]  BB+   BB+   B   B
Qatar [+]  AA   AA   A-1+   A-1+
Romania [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Serbia [+]  BB+   BB+   B   B
Russia [+]  CC   CC   C   C
Rwanda [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Saudi Arabia [+]  A   A   A-1   A-1
Sweden [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Singapore [+]  AAA   AAA   A-1+   A-1+
Slovenia [+]  AA-   AA-   A-1+   A-1+
Slovakia [+]  A+   A+   A-1   A-1
Senegal [+]  B+   B+   B   B
Suriname [+]  CCC+   CCC+   C   C
El Salvador [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Thailand [+]  BBB+   A-   A-2   A-2
Tunisia [+]  NR   NR NRNR
Türkiye [+]  B   B   B   B
Trinidad and Tobago [+]  BBB-   BBB-   A-3   A-3
Taiwan [+]  AA+   AA+   A-1+   A-1+
Ukraine [+]  CC   CCC+   C   C
Uganda [+]  B-   B-   B   B
Uruguay [+]  BBB+   BBB+   A-2   A-2
Uzbekistan [+]  BB-   BB-
Venezuela [+]  B-   B-   B   B
South Africa [+]  BB-   BB   B   B
Zambia [+]  SD   CCC+ SD  C
S&P: Sovereign Ratings
GradeS&P
PrimeAAA
High gradeAA+
AA
AA-
Upper medium gradeA+
A
A-
Lower medium gradeBBB+
BBB
BBB-
Non-investment grade
speculative
BB+
BB
BB-
Highly speculativeB+
B
B-
Substantial risksCCC+
CCC
CCC-
Extremely speculativeCC
In default with little
prospect for recovery
SD
In defaultD
Not ratedNR
GradeS&P
High gradeA-1+
Upper medium gradeA-1
Lower medium gradeA-2
Non-investment grade
speculative
A-3
Highly speculativeB
Extremely speculativeC