Government Credit Rating

Time interval

1962-2023

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Field display

Government Credit Rating-English Field	Government Credit Rating--Chinese Field	Indicator description
Country/Area	Country
Code	Code
Year	Year
Month	Month
Agency	Rating agencies	"Definition:S&Pincludeslong-termratingsfromthehighestAAAtothelowestDrating.Moody'sincludeslong-termratingsfromthehighestAaatothelowestC.Fitchincludeslong-termratingsfromthehighestAAAtothelowestDrating.Scopeincludeslong-termforeign-currencyratingsfromthehighestAAAtothelowestDrating.Forallfourinternationalcreditratingagencies,ratingsaredividedintotwomain groupsbasedonthelevelofcreditrisk:investmentgradeforlowerlevelsofcreditriskandspeculativegradeforhigherlevelsofcreditrisk. issuesasthoseratedfromBaa3andabove,whileratingsfromBa1andbelowfallintothecategoryofspeculativegrade.Allfouragenciesincludemodifiersintotheirgenericalphabet-basedratingsforparticularranges.RatingsfromS&P,FitchandScopearemodifiedwith"+"or"-"fromtherangeAAtoCCC.Moody'sappendsnumericalmodifiersfrom1to3tothegenericratingclassificationsfromAato Caa.1indicatesstandinginthehigherendofthegenericcategory,while3indicatesrankinginthelowerend.Allmodifiersdenoterelativestatuswithinmajorratingscategories.RatingOutlooksindicatethedirectiontheratingislikelytomoveoveraone-totwo-yearperiod.Indetermininganoutlook,considerationisgiventoanychangesinfundamentalconditionbusinesss.CreditWatchfocusesonidentifiableeventsthatcause ratingstobeplacedunderspecialsurveillance.RatingOutlooks/Watchesforthefouragenciesarethefollowing:-Positivemeansthataratingmayberaised-Negativemeansthataratingmaybelowered -Stablemeansaratingisnotlikelytochange-Whenthefundamentaltrendhasstrong,conflictingelementsofbothpositiveandnegative,theOutlook/WatchcanbedenotedasDeveloping(forScope,aStableOutlookwouldbeassignedinthiscase).CreditWatchesdonotincludeaStableWatchbecausetheyareonlyeventdrivenanddenotehigherprobabilityofchangeintherating.CreditOutlooksandWatchesaremutually exclusive."
Rating	Rating
Outlook	Outlook

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Sample data

Country/Area	Code	Year	Month	Agency	Rating	Outlook
Country	Code	Year	Month	Rating agencies	Rating	Outlook
Argentina	ARG	1992	7	Moody's	B1
Argentina	ARG	1993	8	S&P	BB-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	1994	2	S&P	BB-	Positive
Argentina	ARG	1994	8	S&P	BB-	Positive
Argentina	ARG	1994	9	S&P	BB-	Positive
Argentina	ARG	1995	3	S&P	BB-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	1995	9	Moody's	B1
Argentina	ARG	1997	4	S&P	BB	Stable
Argentina	ARG	1997	5	Fitch	BB
Argentina	ARG	1997	10	Moody's	Ba3
Argentina	ARG	1997	12	Fitch	BB
Argentina	ARG	1999	2	Moody's	Ba3	Negative
Argentina	ARG	1999	7	S&P	BB	Negative
Argentina	ARG	1999	10	Moody's	B1
Argentina	ARG	2000	2	S&P	BB	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2000	9	S&P	BB	Negative watch
Argentina	ARG	2000	9	Fitch	BB	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2000	11	S&P	BB-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2001	3	S&P	B+	Negative watch
Argentina	ARG	2001	3	S&P	BB-	Negative watch
Argentina	ARG	2001	3	Moody's	B2
Argentina	ARG	2001	3	Fitch	B+	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	5	S&P	B	Negative watch
Argentina	ARG	2001	6	S&P	B	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	7	S&P	B-	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	7	Moody's	Caa1
Argentina	ARG	2001	7	Fitch	B-	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	10	S&P	CC	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	10	S&P	CCC+	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	10	Moody's	Caa3
Argentina	ARG	2001	10	Fitch	CCC-	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	11	S&P	SD
Argentina	ARG	2001	11	Fitch	C	Negative
Argentina	ARG	2001	12	Moody's	Ca
Argentina	ARG	2001	12	Fitch	DDD
Argentina	ARG	2002	1	Fitch	DDD
Argentina	ARG	2002	2	S&P	SD
Argentina	ARG	2003	8	Moody's	Caa1
Argentina	ARG	2003	11	Moody's	Caa1	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2004	4	Fitch	DDD
Argentina	ARG	2004	6	Fitch	DDD
Argentina	ARG	2005	1	Fitch	D
Argentina	ARG	2005	6	S&P	B-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2005	6	Moody's	B3
Argentina	ARG	2005	6	Fitch	DDD
Argentina	ARG	2005	11	S&P	B-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2005	11	S&P	B-	Stable
Argentina	ARG	2005	12	Fitch	RD
Argentina	ARG	2006	3	S&P	B	Stable

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Data update frequency

Annual Update