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S&P Global Ratings is an American credit rating agency and a division of S&P Global that publishes financial research and analysis. It is one of the Big Three CRAs and issues ratings for public and private debt, as well as sovereign risk.
This web page shows the long-term foreign currency credit ratings for sovereign bonds of various countries and territories, as reported by three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch, and Moody's. The ratings range from AAA (highest) to SD/D (defaulted), and the outlook and date of each rating are also indicated.
Learn about the credit worthiness of corporate or government bonds, published by credit rating agencies such as Moody's, S&P and Fitch. See the codes, classes and definitions of bond ratings, and the list of registered NRSROs in the US and Asia.
Credit rating is an evaluation of the credit risk of a debtor, such as an individual, a business or a government. Learn about different types of credit ratings, such as sovereign, corporate and short-term, and how they are used by investors and agencies.
Learn about the history, functions, and controversies of credit rating agencies, which assign ratings to debtors and securities based on their creditworthiness. Find out how the Big Three agencies dominate the global market and how their ratings affect the financial system.
The Big Three are S&P, Moody's, and Fitch, which hold a global market share of 95% and are used by governments and regulators. They have faced criticism for their ratings of financial instruments and sovereign debt during the 2007–2010 crisis and its aftermath.
S&P Global is a New York-based corporation that provides financial information and analytics. It was formerly known as McGraw Hill Financial and McGraw–Hill, and has acquired or spun off several subsidiaries and divisions over the years.
Moody's Ratings, formerly Moody's Investors Service, is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation that provides international financial research on bonds issued by commercial and government entities. It is one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, along with Standard & Poor's and Fitch Group, and uses a standardized ratings scale to measure expected investor loss in the event of default.