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Sovereign Risk Indicators

This report does not constitute a rating action.

"Sovereign Risk Indicators" contains comparative statistics for rated sovereigns. Tables 1-5 include economic measures, monetary data, fiscal and debt indicators, balance-of-payments information, and external balance sheet data. To view the full data set, please click on the "View Expanded Table" tab at the top of each table. A glossary at the end of this article explains the reported concepts.

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Table 1  |  View Expanded Table

Sovereign Risk Indicators: Economic Data
Nominal GDP (bil. LC) Nominal GDP (bil. US$) GDP per capita (US$) Real GDP growth (%) Real GDP per capita growth (%) Real investment growth (%) Investment / GDP (%) Savings / GDP (%) Exports / GDP (%) Unemployment rate (% of workforce)
ISO Code LT FC rating 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f

Abu Dhabi

AE AA 1,074.48 292.58 119,340.90 5.49 3.42 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6.50

Albania

AL B+ 2,038.02 18.19 6,525.59 3.00 3.21 10.00 24.92 16.66 32.78 10.75

Andorra

AD BBB+ 3.15 3.30 41,080.26 4.70 3.66 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.40

Angola

AO B- 60,815.54 135.15 3,853.46 2.80 (0.48) 4.50 19.09 28.78 37.13 33.00

Argentina

AR CCC+ 81,296.69 625.34 13,576.68 3.33 2.42 7.26 17.99 17.04 18.00 8.40

Armenia

AM B+ 8,190.18 18.24 6,137.20 8.60 8.28 3.00 19.00 14.29 34.56 16.80

Aruba

AW BBB 6.05 3.38 31,139.25 3.56 2.81 9.00 19.84 15.94 68.91 8.00

Australia

AU AAA 2,296.59 1,614.58 62,251.12 3.88 2.89 5.78 23.25 25.43 25.91 3.50

Austria

AT AA+ 444.76 465.33 51,680.17 3.60 2.78 1.60 27.43 26.43 58.00 4.50

Azerbaijan

AZ BB+ 122.65 72.14 7,016.86 4.00 3.17 4.00 14.50 38.22 52.14 5.00

Bahamas

BS B+ 12.98 12.98 32,938.05 8.28 6.91 4.84 25.57 16.85 27.49 15.00

Bahrain

BH B+ 16.24 43.18 28,139.30 4.80 2.75 4.00 26.37 36.74 93.73 4.00

Bangladesh

BD BB- 40,038.51 446.73 2,651.25 7.20 5.98 6.10 31.11 26.92 12.43 4.00

Barbados

BB B- 10.85 5.42 18,826.53 4.13 4.00 4.13 15.98 6.63 26.17 10.00

Belarus

BY SD 179.04 63.94 6,839.09 (6.00) (6.00) (11.00) 26.80 27.12 72.35 6.00

Belgium

BE AA 552.05 577.58 49,860.47 2.40 1.85 (1.70) 25.72 24.02 86.60 5.70

Belize

BZ B- 5.49 2.74 6,213.87 4.00 1.36 (3.00) 14.66 6.11 42.68 15.00

Benin

BJ B+ 10,918.19 17.42 1,348.64 6.00 3.12 10.00 29.76 24.96 20.43 2.50

Bermuda

BM A+ 7.65 7.65 119,831.94 3.18 3.28 (2.82) 13.57 25.34 49.20 7.00

Bolivia

BO B+ 299.40 43.33 3,608.86 3.60 2.18 3.00 16.06 17.39 31.32 6.00

Bosnia

BA B 42.01 22.47 6,918.64 3.00 3.52 6.00 21.92 17.38 49.53 17.00

Botswana

BW BBB+ 216.29 18.41 7,522.62 3.50 1.47 2.00 25.18 26.84 46.12 25.00

Brazil

BR BB- 9,727.27 1,896.15 8,798.76 2.49 1.85 (1.18) 18.30 17.54 20.07 9.97

Bulgaria

BG BBB 153.67 82.03 11,919.40 2.90 3.42 7.40 20.23 16.49 64.69 4.90

Burkina Faso

BF CCC+ 12,120.52 19.33 830.96 3.00 (0.96) 4.00 19.60 16.57 25.14 N/A

Cameroon

CM B- 27,375.32 43.66 1,564.05 3.70 1.13 5.00 18.71 15.21 20.55 N/A

Canada

CA AAA 2,691.51 2,087.93 54,003.26 3.11 2.00 3.25 23.50 23.82 34.85 5.28

Cape Verde

CV B- 216.01 2.05 3,600.68 4.00 2.89 0.70 35.56 23.67 28.60 13.50

Chile

CL A 258,969.52 299.39 15,121.84 2.39 1.35 1.62 26.55 19.10 33.29 7.86

China

CN A+ 120,966.81 17,947.60 12,668.99 2.71 2.42 2.87 43.27 46.59 21.57 5.12

Colombia

CO BB+ 1,377,938.31 336.08 6,512.03 6.54 3.65 5.97 19.70 15.48 17.88 11.33

Congo

CG CCC+ 8,164.56 13.02 2,242.27 2.00 (0.58) 4.00 (0.85) 15.98 84.44 N/A

Congo, D.R.

CD B- 128,078.54 63.56 666.51 5.50 2.24 7.20 28.00 27.33 41.63 48.10

Cook Islands

CK B+ 0.49 0.33 25,114.22 11.80 10.94 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Costa Rica

CR B 45,185.89 68.46 13,075.57 2.90 1.80 3.89 18.32 14.72 36.84 13.00

Cote d'Ivoire

CI BB- 43,574.30 69.51 2,503.39 6.50 3.80 10.00 25.61 21.01 24.26 3.50

Croatia

HR BBB+ 494.09 68.66 17,691.44 5.75 5.96 8.00 20.49 22.81 54.29 7.00

Curacao

CW BBB- 5.47 3.06 20,237.83 6.50 8.34 6.50 33.58 6.85 54.00 20.00

Cyprus

CY BBB 25.59 26.78 29,618.35 4.50 3.57 3.25 19.67 11.46 80.20 7.50

Czech Republic

CZ AA- 7,043.78 301.65 28,117.03 2.50 2.24 5.50 32.34 27.72 70.71 2.60

Denmark

DK AAA 2,787.96 392.28 66,837.14 2.80 2.29 3.40 22.39 30.83 59.99 4.60

Dominican Republic

DO BB- 6,171.96 107.76 10,144.19 5.00 4.13 5.52 31.15 27.57 22.38 13.00

Ecuador

EC B- 113.39 113.39 6,240.36 2.70 1.38 7.50 24.49 27.08 32.34 4.30

Egypt

EG B 7,372.68 448.30 4,326.28 5.70 4.15 5.00 13.24 8.92 10.42 7.20

El Salvador

SV CCC+ 31.67 31.67 4,834.56 3.00 2.49 (2.00) 21.17 13.17 31.06 6.00

Estonia

EE AA- 36.50 38.19 28,250.73 1.20 (0.30) (1.80) 29.55 28.94 80.20 5.80

Ethiopia

ET CCC 5,652.49 116.56 1,119.29 5.00 2.74 3.20 28.54 23.17 7.68 N/A

Falkland Islands

FK A+ 0.28 0.34 102,932.75 2.20 0.20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Fiji

FJ B+ 10.79 4.88 5,356.77 12.38 11.72 N/A 26.94 14.04 24.78 6.50

Finland

FI AA+ 272.11 284.70 51,370.74 2.10 1.95 3.00 24.50 22.99 38.89 6.70

France

FR AA 2,673.97 2,797.66 41,202.39 2.40 2.22 1.50 24.13 22.85 30.59 7.50

Georgia

GE BB 71.56 24.67 6,689.31 8.00 9.17 4.00 20.69 12.62 43.79 19.50

Germany

DE AAA 3,893.40 4,073.51 48,501.88 1.50 0.50 (2.00) 22.29 26.60 46.86 3.15

Ghana

GH CCC+ 585.24 66.86 2,061.72 3.80 1.61 4.00 16.59 13.14 28.79 11.00

Greece

GR BB+ 204.65 214.12 20,051.24 5.60 5.60 13.20 17.63 11.56 45.58 12.20

Guatemala

GT BB- 748.84 97.13 5,595.72 4.50 3.01 0.23 15.14 16.96 16.95 3.00

Guernsey

GG AA- 3.47 4.17 65,141.68 0.80 0.40 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.00

Honduras

HN BB- 798.06 32.19 3,354.28 3.00 1.42 3.00 24.24 20.51 36.02 8.50

Hong Kong

HK AA+ 2,889.37 368.67 49,770.38 (0.60) (0.52) (1.06) 17.59 23.81 205.06 4.51

Hungary

HU BBB 64,340.31 177.31 18,258.06 4.90 5.11 2.00 31.02 22.40 79.91 3.75

Iceland

IS A 3,707.87 27.43 72,896.39 5.50 3.41 7.50 22.82 21.04 44.68 4.00

India

IN BBB- 271,638.78 3,393.46 2,423.49 7.30 6.55 8.98 31.96 28.97 22.10 6.07

Indonesia

ID BBB 19,155,637.90 1,301.85 4,696.60 5.39 4.73 4.12 32.25 33.13 25.17 5.95

Iraq

IQ B- 345,654.68 238.38 5,660.68 5.20 2.81 1.50 16.43 33.60 36.50 N/A

Ireland*

IE AA- 463.26 484.69 95,857.61 5.00 3.96 5.00 24.75 32.56 133.78 6.00

Israel

IL AA- 1,700.28 522.36 54,646.75 5.50 3.43 6.00 22.51 26.74 30.09 4.00

Italy

IT BBB 1,890.88 1,978.35 33,464.50 3.40 3.61 10.30 21.87 21.89 35.27 8.30

Jamaica

JM B+ 2,539.98 16.00 5,830.10 4.00 3.86 4.00 24.33 22.83 38.13 7.10

Japan

JP A+ 556,410.19 4,220.75 33,862.33 1.89 2.43 (0.33) 25.67 26.70 22.39 2.61

Jersey

JE AA- 5.67 6.82 61,675.59 4.30 3.17 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.80

Jordan

JO B+ 34.24 48.23 4,248.00 2.40 (0.05) 1.50 17.18 10.64 34.76 22.00

Kazakhstan

KZ BBB- 90,770.74 193.13 9,966.73 3.00 1.66 3.00 25.64 26.76 37.71 4.90

Kenya

KE B 13,490.94 115.24 2,047.82 5.20 2.83 4.00 21.13 15.27 10.84 N/A

Korea

KR AA 2,204,141.95 1,705.18 32,962.75 2.63 2.65 (2.42) 31.46 35.91 46.41 2.92

Kuwait

KW A+ 54.31 180.28 39,260.97 8.00 8.76 4.00 17.91 53.53 67.52 N/A

Latvia

LV A+ 38.30 40.08 21,407.70 2.50 2.71 2.15 26.31 21.17 62.65 6.70

Lebanon

LB SD 215,213.86 8.82 1,296.69 (3.00) (3.10) (3.00) 8.31 (15.86) 32.41 N/A

Liechtenstein

LI AAA 6.79 7.37 184,609.53 1.00 (0.52) N/A N/A N/A 51.74 1.40

Lithuania

LT A+ 62.91 65.82 23,312.12 1.70 0.69 3.50 19.71 15.57 81.14 6.20

Luxembourg

LU AAA 76.83 80.39 124,163.96 1.70 (0.29) 1.00 17.67 18.14 216.31 5.20

Madagascar

MG B- 62,135.65 15.33 525.22 4.20 1.50 3.25 16.17 10.57 21.97 2.60

Malaysia

MY A- 1,738.06 392.82 11,900.19 6.60 5.46 8.29 23.70 25.64 74.04 3.90

Malta

MT A- 16.01 16.75 32,125.26 4.00 2.97 0.50 21.98 19.71 153.68 3.20

Mexico

MX BBB 28,932.12 1,435.74 10,899.80 2.08 1.07 3.50 21.51 20.91 39.09 3.46

Mongolia

MN B 50,668.09 17.03 4,921.34 2.50 0.99 8.00 36.76 23.22 57.00 8.30

Montenegro

ME B 5.65 5.91 9,558.51 4.50 4.45 5.50 25.36 11.32 44.06 18.00

Montserrat

MS BBB- 0.20 0.07 16,729.36 3.00 3.00 N/A 17.49 17.00 28.00 N/A

Morocco

MA BB+ 1,363.33 144.42 3,929.87 1.40 0.20 3.00 31.89 26.99 33.87 11.00

Mozambique

MZ CCC+ 1,117.08 17.34 524.01 3.50 0.58 5.00 50.55 26.50 33.85 N/A

Netherlands

NL AAA 937.84 981.22 55,930.57 4.30 3.89 2.90 21.37 26.40 83.22 3.40

New Zealand

NZ AA+ 359.39 244.32 47,721.14 1.02 0.74 2.42 24.97 17.23 22.84 3.25

Nicaragua

NI B- 558.56 15.57 2,312.10 3.50 2.43 5.00 23.96 20.45 50.51 5.50

Nigeria

NG B- 193,529.35 450.16 2,074.47 3.30 0.68 2.50 33.11 36.23 14.84 30.00

North Macedonia

MK BB- 807.50 13.73 6,636.19 1.50 1.52 7.00 35.00 26.53 74.11 14.50

Norway

NO AAA 5,408.47 568.71 104,752.81 2.90 2.18 1.00 21.82 50.06 53.29 3.50

Oman

OM BB- 41.51 107.95 22,708.81 3.90 (1.05) 3.50 22.32 27.69 47.89 2.40

Pakistan

PK B- 62,690.45 347.02 1,525.62 5.50 3.43 6.50 14.47 9.48 11.07 7.50

Panama

PA BBB 70.46 70.46 16,030.01 5.50 4.11 10.52 37.77 33.93 48.77 10.00

Papua New Guinea

PG B- 103.63 29.03 3,112.93 4.77 2.62 N/A N/A N/A 43.53 N/A

Paraguay

PY BB 288,128.31 41.58 5,578.39 (1.20) (2.53) (1.50) 23.17 19.42 35.34 6.70

Peru

PE BBB 964.93 253.93 7,487.41 2.16 0.73 3.59 22.40 19.54 30.85 7.00

Philippines

PH BBB+ 22,043.25 407.02 3,639.86 6.31 4.76 13.95 24.63 17.86 26.92 5.76

Poland

PL A- 2,971.08 665.04 17,630.00 3.95 4.27 4.73 22.01 16.89 58.50 2.95

Portugal

PT BBB+ 236.23 247.16 24,047.90 4.80 5.01 6.00 20.84 19.66 42.82 5.60

Qatar

QA AA- 789.47 216.89 78,658.65 3.56 0.54 3.30 32.65 60.13 67.13 0.13

Ras Al Khaimah

AE A- 42.24 11.50 29,887.38 2.80 0.29 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.80

Romania

RO BBB- 1,412.76 302.55 15,835.67 6.25 6.78 5.00 25.66 16.93 40.41 5.25

Rwanda

RW B+ 12,585.05 12.16 920.31 5.50 3.43 8.00 25.95 14.23 18.71 20.00

Saudi Arabia

SA A- 3,897.45 1,039.32 28,671.36 7.49 5.38 14.72 22.18 35.84 43.79 5.94

Senegal

SN B+ 17,047.37 27.20 1,538.42 5.10 2.29 5.50 32.14 18.71 22.20 6.00

Serbia

RS BB+ 7,037.89 62.84 9,240.71 3.00 3.52 7.00 27.01 17.83 53.31 9.75

Sharjah

AE BBB- 127.29 34.67 23,724.42 3.00 1.98 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Singapore

SG AAA 580.76 414.86 75,630.16 3.28 2.69 1.72 26.24 46.74 198.68 2.20

Slovakia

SK A+ 106.88 111.82 20,178.61 1.80 0.30 1.00 21.35 17.20 94.76 6.30

Slovenia

SI AA- 58.94 61.66 29,005.54 5.50 4.66 6.00 22.67 22.73 84.81 4.40

South Africa

ZA BB- 6,729.55 415.92 6,862.76 2.04 1.26 4.67 13.98 15.05 32.22 35.91

Spain

ES A 1,295.20 1,355.12 28,504.21 4.50 4.19 8.80 21.44 21.73 37.67 12.80

Sri Lanka

LK SD 18,519.92 64.37 2,885.05 (6.00) (6.65) (6.00) 34.08 29.85 19.43 4.80

St. Helena

SH BBB- 0.04 0.05 11,686.24 1.50 2.53 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suriname

SR SD 80.55 3.82 6,198.03 1.80 0.79 N/A N/A N/A 69.32 10.90

Sweden

SE AAA 6,050.92 590.56 56,334.79 2.20 1.19 1.80 25.99 30.25 46.52 7.40

Switzerland

CH AAA 765.70 830.54 94,661.98 2.40 1.99 0.70 25.78 32.17 73.76 4.30

Taiwan

TW AA+ 22,943.49 757.46 32,358.90 2.20 2.06 7.34 27.29 36.83 71.78 3.72

Tajikistan

TJ B- 109.73 9.84 987.90 3.20 0.98 2.40 30.70 27.38 20.19 N/A

Thailand

TH BBB+ 17,113.26 485.24 6,930.39 2.90 2.76 1.70 26.98 24.40 69.43 1.78

Togo

TG B 5,134.84 8.19 943.45 5.00 2.53 4.50 22.44 19.06 22.47 4.00

Trinidad and Tobago

TT BBB- 184.35 27.22 19,336.75 4.52 4.21 4.52 12.37 28.26 49.64 6.50

Turkiye

TR B 12,244.56 724.53 8,446.27 5.25 3.89 0.57 21.67 16.14 38.62 11.21

Turks and Caicos

TC BBB+ 1.18 1.18 25,336.96 8.00 6.93 2.00 20.43 35.14 88.98 8.00

U.K.

GB AA 2,549.34 3,067.09 45,268.32 3.30 2.79 6.40 17.87 11.87 28.06 3.70

Uganda

UG B 160,991.35 42.96 881.03 4.58 1.28 5.00 24.54 15.87 13.28 N/A

Ukraine

UA CCC+ 4,160.20 112.44 3,034.71 (40.00) (33.33) (50.00) 6.83 8.81 33.97 29.00

U.S.

US AA+ 25,061.04 25,061.04 74,852.60 0.64 0.07 4.05 21.71 17.73 11.76 3.67

Uruguay

UY BBB 2,934.70 66.18 18,957.26 4.50 4.24 12.50 20.58 18.46 33.08 7.70

Uzbekistan

UZ BB- 825,309.26 75.41 2,094.90 5.00 2.88 2.10 39.94 32.70 21.66 10.50

Vietnam

VN BB+ 9,400,897.47 387.50 3,894.79 6.60 5.54 4.20 32.64 32.99 95.02 2.50

Zambia

ZM SD 457.73 28.02 1,436.58 2.90 (0.10) 3.00 32.33 40.17 50.12 13.00
*Ireland GDP forecasts in 2022-2025 are based on the underlying domestic economy. LT FC rating--Long-term foreign currency rating. f--Forecast. N/A--Not applicable. N.M.--Not meaningful.

Table 2  |  View Expanded Table

Sovereign Risk Indicators: Monetary Data
CPI growth (%) GDP deflator growth (%) Exchange rate, year-end (LC/$) Banks' claims on resident non-gov't sector growth Banks' claims on resident non-gov't sector/GDP Foreign currency share of claims by banks on residents Foreign currency share of residents' bank deposits Real effective exchange rate growth
ISO Code LT FC rating 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2021 2021 2021

Abu Dhabi

AE AA 2.50 21.19 3.67 N/A N/A N/A N.M. N/A

Albania

AL B+ 6.40 4.70 117.50 5.00 34.54 23.63 54.59 1.87

Andorra

AD BBB+ 6.80 7.00 1.00 N/A 126.00 N/A N/A N/A

Angola

AO B- 23.00 25.75 440.00 10.00 7.69 18.94 50.51 8.09

Argentina

AR CCC+ 70.00 70.00 170.00 75.63 9.97 N/A 16.13 (16.45)

Armenia

AM B+ 8.40 8.00 417.86 0.30 51.40 39.33 41.76 (4.54)

Aruba

AW BBB 5.50 4.35 1.79 8.06 64.76 N/A 6.82 (3.77)

Australia

AU AAA 4.45 6.93 1.45 10.54 168.72 3.35 3.57 6.33

Austria

AT AA+ 8.00 6.50 1.00 6.50 111.07 2.62 N/A 9.29

Azerbaijan

AZ BB+ 13.50 27.00 1.70 15.00 16.35 N/A 45.46 13.26

Bahamas

BS B+ 7.50 6.93 1.00 0.85 45.32 N/A N/A (3.01)

Bahrain

BH B+ 3.00 6.00 0.38 6.00 68.24 N/A 40.07 (4.98)

Bangladesh

BD BB- 6.50 5.80 93.45 13.00 40.31 N/A N/A (2.73)

Barbados

BB B- 7.10 7.10 2.00 2.27 81.18 N/A 6.49 N/A

Belarus

BY SD 19.00 10.00 2.90 5.00 38.08 N/A 60.21 (0.66)

Belgium

BE AA 10.20 6.50 1.00 4.00 89.04 N/A 2.70 0.75

Belize

BZ B- 7.50 7.21 2.00 11.50 47.75 4.29 5.57 (6.19)

Benin

BJ B+ 7.00 5.00 658.38 5.00 16.26 N/A N/A (0.21)

Bermuda

BM A+ 5.20 5.04 1.00 0.48 114.56 N/A N.M. N/A

Bolivia

BO B+ 3.50 3.50 6.91 8.20 78.65 N/A N/A (4.20)

Bosnia

BA B 11.00 7.50 1.96 4.50 47.99 51.06 37.84 (0.33)

Botswana

BW BBB+ 11.20 7.00 11.76 4.50 35.44 N/A 18.51 N/A

Brazil

BR BB- 9.58 9.35 5.15 15.83 61.96 N/A N/A (3.22)

Bulgaria

BG BBB 15.00 12.50 1.97 5.00 50.30 28.76 34.11 1.24

Burkina Faso

BF CCC+ 10.00 7.00 658.38 8.00 31.60 N/A N/A 1.98

Cameroon

CM B- 5.50 5.00 658.38 13.00 16.98 N/A N/A 0.17

Canada

CA AAA 6.67 4.70 1.31 5.58 179.98 2.98 0.08 8.70

Cape Verde

CV B- 6.50 2.00 110.89 3.50 63.97 N/A 1.90 (1.27)

Chile

CL A 11.50 5.10 890.00 6.10 84.97 N/A N/A 3.38

China

CN A+ 2.20 2.98 7.10 11.00 209.59 N/A 2.88 2.99

Colombia

CO BB+ 9.86 9.86 4,250.00 8.84 48.65 N/A N/A N/A

Congo

CG CCC+ 5.70 16.50 658.38 4.00 15.02 N/A N/A N/A

Congo, D.R.

CD B- 12.00 10.25 2,030.00 10.00 7.24 N/A N/A (6.13)

Cook Islands

CK B+ 3.20 1.00 1.59 4.00 48.88 N/A N/A N/A

Costa Rica

CR B 9.80 9.80 650.00 6.11 69.33 N/A N/A N/A

Cote d'Ivoire

CI BB- 8.00 5.00 658.38 13.00 22.55 N/A N/A 1.97

Croatia

HR BBB+ 11.00 8.50 7.56 4.00 50.55 39.59 49.81 (0.39)

Curacao

CW BBB- 6.80 6.38 1.79 12.37 98.02 N/A 26.61 N/A

Cyprus

CY BBB 7.50 4.50 1.00 (3.00) 84.85 6.22 N/A (0.82)

Czech Republic

CZ AA- 16.75 12.50 24.75 4.00 52.23 11.76 9.46 4.60

Denmark

DK AAA 8.40 8.30 7.47 1.00 142.65 28.67 29.73 1.84

Dominican Republic

DO BB- 9.00 9.00 57.00 15.41 27.96 N/A 36.28 0.19

Ecuador

EC B- 4.00 4.00 1.00 9.67 50.93 N/A N/A N/A

Egypt

EG B 8.48 10.00 18.75 22.73 29.67 13.98 13.84 (0.07)

El Salvador

SV CCC+ 7.00 7.00 1.00 9.24 63.66 N/A N/A (0.72)

Estonia

EE AA- 19.50 14.70 1.00 5.00 54.46 0.37 4.18 (1.92)

Ethiopia

ET CCC 33.70 24.00 51.99 20.00 29.11 N/A N/A 0.06

Falkland Islands

FK A+ 8.70 2.00 0.92 3.60 8.10 N/A N/A N/A

Fiji

FJ B+ 6.50 2.64 2.30 5.00 83.52 N/A N/A (4.52)

Finland

FI AA+ 7.25 6.00 1.00 4.50 96.64 N/A N/A 7.71

France

FR AA 6.10 4.50 1.00 3.00 110.77 6.71 N/A 0.71

Georgia

GE BB 12.00 10.00 2.80 8.00 65.57 50.90 54.99 1.69

Germany

DE AAA 8.40 6.50 1.00 8.10 94.59 2.31 N/A (1.36)

Ghana

GH CCC+ 30.00 22.80 11.50 2.00 9.91 N/A 26.21 (0.52)

Greece

GR BB+ 9.50 6.00 1.00 (5.00) 50.20 1.82 3.41 (4.70)

Guatemala

GT BB- 7.75 7.75 7.70 12.60 38.94 N/A N/A (1.09)

Guernsey

GG AA- 8.00 3.50 0.92 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Honduras

HN BB- 12.00 13.24 25.02 16.34 65.57 24.31 22.66 0.57

Hong Kong

HK AA+ 2.10 1.29 7.85 5.00 273.33 28.97 51.18 (6.55)

Hungary

HU BBB 12.50 11.00 401.48 8.50 42.48 10.01 22.06 0.45

Iceland

IS A 8.30 8.10 140.00 5.00 106.82 14.09 11.19 4.18

India

IN BBB- 6.82 6.98 81.65 13.00 50.57 N/A 0.81 1.16

Indonesia

ID BBB 4.98 7.10 15,050.00 10.00 33.54 11.78 14.01 (1.37)

Iraq

IQ B- 8.00 9.00 1,450.00 10.00 11.47 N/A 30.42 (18.74)

Ireland*

IE AA- 8.00 3.50 1.00 1.04 35.99 N/A N/A (1.18)

Israel

IL AA- 4.00 3.60 3.40 12.00 78.37 3.87 0.00 6.76

Italy

IT BBB 7.80 3.00 1.00 2.00 89.22 N/A N/A (1.07)

Jamaica

JM B+ 10.50 10.50 163.62 10.26 52.89 N/A 39.65 (4.83)

Japan

JP A+ 2.22 0.84 145.80 2.00 170.50 N/A 2.70 (4.86)

Jersey

JE AA- 9.00 9.00 0.92 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Jordan

JO B+ 4.20 4.10 0.71 4.00 86.85 12.93 22.36 (3.69)

Kazakhstan

KZ BBB- 13.00 7.20 475.00 9.17 26.18 8.77 36.03 0.00

Kenya

KE B 7.50 6.00 121.00 8.00 30.62 N/A 18.49 (2.64)

Korea

KR AA 5.32 3.67 1,421.00 5.00 176.09 N/A 5.16 0.71

Kuwait

KW A+ 4.00 24.00 0.30 7.00 87.42 N/A 4.99 N/A

Latvia

LV A+ 17.00 13.70 1.00 1.00 27.60 0.78 6.69 0.44

Lebanon

LB SD 120.00 40.00 25,800.00 (2.00) 16.95 7.31 75.29 138.31

Liechtenstein

LI AAA 3.10 2.20 0.93 5.20 221.59 N/A N/A 0.49

Lithuania

LT A+ 17.80 11.70 1.00 6.00 39.32 0.20 3.21 1.96

Luxembourg

LU AAA 6.20 4.50 1.00 5.00 99.67 4.65 N/A (2.39)

Madagascar

MG B- 9.50 9.00 4,150.00 14.00 18.45 N/A 12.96 (1.11)

Malaysia

MY A- 3.20 5.50 4.60 5.50 132.46 2.34 8.90 (1.31)

Malta

MT A- 5.60 4.80 1.00 5.50 74.43 0.97 4.85 0.11

Mexico

MX BBB 7.85 7.88 20.50 7.48 30.67 9.34 16.17 5.89

Mongolia

MN B 14.00 10.58 3,100.00 10.00 47.75 N/A 21.11 1.03

Montenegro

ME B 12.50 10.00 1.00 6.00 48.99 N/A N/A N/A

Montserrat

MS BBB- 3.80 3.69 2.70 0.00 44.25 N/A 3.21 N/A

Morocco

MA BB+ 5.90 4.70 9.60 3.05 69.74 N/A 3.70 0.34

Mozambique

MZ CCC+ 10.50 4.50 65.00 5.00 27.10 13.83 26.77 2.66

Netherlands

NL AAA 11.10 5.00 1.00 1.50 90.28 N/A N/A (3.90)

New Zealand

NZ AA+ 6.29 4.01 1.61 4.43 159.49 1.20 20.00 6.09

Nicaragua

NI B- 9.50 9.50 36.23 13.33 26.18 82.12 72.69 N/A

Nigeria

NG B- 22.00 6.40 435.00 18.00 14.22 N/A 22.22 (3.57)

North Macedonia

MK BB- 14.00 10.00 61.78 6.00 51.23 40.31 42.80 1.10

Norway

NO AAA 5.60 26.90 10.20 4.50 115.89 3.18 20.57 7.33

Oman

OM BB- 3.00 21.00 0.38 5.00 68.56 16.10 12.30 (3.35)

Pakistan

PK B- 12.20 6.50 204.00 10.00 16.24 N/A 8.40 7.55

Panama

PA BBB 5.00 5.00 1.00 4.95 83.01 N/A N/A 7.26

Papua New Guinea

PG B- 5.60 6.00 3.63 3.00 16.14 N/A 3.52 (3.88)

Paraguay

PY BB 9.00 9.00 6,980.00 12.47 52.50 N/A N/A (0.96)

Peru

PE BBB 7.90 7.74 3.90 3.00 44.43 N/A N/A (13.51)

Philippines

PH BBB+ 5.27 6.83 56.65 10.00 55.85 N/A 14.67 (0.09)

Poland

PL A- 13.25 9.00 4.70 3.00 42.20 N/A 12.04 (2.51)

Portugal

PT BBB+ 6.80 5.10 1.00 2.00 105.18 N/A 1.71 (1.29)

Qatar

QA AA- 3.50 16.56 3.64 5.00 133.56 34.67 30.35 (2.74)

Ras Al Khaimah

AE A- 4.75 2.80 3.67 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Romania

RO BBB- 13.50 12.50 4.97 7.00 24.86 15.81 35.02 0.95

Rwanda

RW B+ 12.50 9.00 1,060.00 9.00 22.77 N/A 27.66 (9.19)

Saudi Arabia

SA A- 2.47 16.00 3.75 15.00 62.82 7.45 9.52 (1.84)

Senegal

SN B+ 8.00 5.00 658.38 8.00 31.29 N/A N/A 0.11

Serbia

RS BB+ 11.00 9.00 107.00 8.00 45.62 60.52 57.82 1.78

Sharjah

AE BBB- 3.50 3.50 3.67 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Singapore

SG AAA 5.72 5.43 1.40 2.50 113.14 N/A 2.00 0.18

Slovakia

SK A+ 12.50 8.10 1.00 7.00 67.29 0.09 2.65 2.12

Slovenia

SI AA- 9.25 7.00 1.00 4.00 42.02 0.00 2.12 (0.96)

South Africa

ZA BB- 6.80 6.50 17.03 5.00 78.76 N/A 5.57 9.27

Spain

ES A 10.10 2.70 1.00 2.00 94.00 1.02 1.48 (2.27)

Sri Lanka

LK SD 65.00 11.40 375.00 12.00 51.80 N/A 16.84 (7.27)

St. Helena

SH BBB- 5.80 5.80 0.92 2.50 39.13 N/A 7.01 6.53

Suriname

SR SD 37.00 34.58 21.09 38.80 22.20 104.84 74.43 (22.60)

Sweden

SE AAA 8.40 8.60 10.90 3.00 127.76 3.10 21.56 5.31

Switzerland

CH AAA 3.10 2.20 0.93 3.50 182.87 7.64 46.09 0.49

Taiwan

TW AA+ 3.32 3.40 32.20 5.00 164.23 N/A 14.04 5.59

Tajikistan

TJ B- 10.50 7.50 11.00 8.00 11.88 32.83 44.52 (7.09)

Thailand

TH BBB+ 6.78 2.80 36.90 5.50 129.31 N/A 2.46 (4.81)

Togo

TG B 6.00 3.60 658.38 4.00 28.57 N/A N/A 1.00

Trinidad and Tobago

TT BBB- 4.00 3.83 6.77 7.16 46.10 N/A 25.48 (3.38)

Turkiye

TR B 74.04 60.50 20.50 40.00 51.44 38.59 54.88 (10.18)

Turks and Caicos

TC BBB+ 6.00 5.56 1.00 N/A N/A N/A 2.88 N/A

U.K.

GB AA 9.53 6.51 0.92 3.10 127.72 14.60 16.97 6.45

Uganda

UG B 3.40 3.80 3,756.65 11.19 12.97 N/A 32.65 1.76

Ukraine

UA CCC+ 30.00 27.00 42.00 (15.00) 20.99 18.00 32.37 4.97

U.S.

US AA+ 8.26 6.81 1.00 5.30 153.75 N/A N.M. N/A

Uruguay

UY BBB 8.70 8.70 44.00 11.97 27.47 N/A 77.24 (1.49)

Uzbekistan

UZ BB- 12.00 7.00 11,050.00 20.00 48.50 49.00 40.33 (1.17)

Vietnam

VN BB+ 2.90 4.00 24,500.00 13.00 126.79 N/A 8.52 N/A

Zambia

ZM SD 12.00 4.80 16.00 10.00 9.24 37.19 40.86 5.29
*Ireland GDP forecasts in 2022-2025 are based on the underlying domestic economy. LT FC rating--Long-term foreign currency rating. f--Forecast. N/A--Not applicable. N.M.--Not meaningful.

Table 3  |  View Expanded Table

Sovereign Risk Indicators: Government Data
GG balance / GDP (%) Change in net GG debt / GDP (%) Primary GG balance / GDP (%) GG revenues / GDP (%) GG expenditures / GDP (%) GG interest expenditure / revenues (%) Gross GG debt / GDP (%) Debt / revenues (%) Net GG debt / GDP (%) Liquid assets / GDP
ISO Code LT FC 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f

Abu Dhabi

AE AA 10.70 (23.25) 11.22 39.10 28.40 1.35 18.04 46.13 (241.51) 259.55

Albania

AL B+ (4.55) 7.89 (2.45) 27.50 32.05 7.65 73.59 267.59 69.22 4.37

Andorra

AD BBB+ 0.20 (2.80) 0.81 38.40 38.20 1.58 42.69 111.16 (25.55) 68.24

Angola

AO B- 5.00 (3.00) 9.41 24.50 19.50 17.99 57.95 236.52 53.62 4.33

Argentina

AR CCC+ (2.61) 27.69 (0.65) 33.22 35.83 5.92 71.81 216.16 68.74 3.06

Armenia

AM B+ (2.40) (2.96) 0.17 23.90 26.30 10.75 48.44 202.70 43.05 5.39

Aruba

AW BBB (2.53) 2.49 1.87 37.81 40.34 11.63 86.33 228.29 54.01 32.32

Australia

AU AAA (3.22) 3.35 (1.96) 35.08 38.30 3.57 52.35 149.23 28.57 23.78

Austria

AT AA+ (3.40) 3.35 (2.49) 49.10 52.50 1.85 76.87 156.56 72.56 4.31

Azerbaijan

AZ BB+ 6.03 (1.25) 6.55 32.35 26.32 1.61 20.02 61.89 (34.02) 54.04

Bahamas

BS B+ (4.69) 6.51 (0.15) 22.21 26.90 20.43 78.25 352.26 74.49 3.76

Bahrain

BH B+ 1.11 0.89 6.69 23.68 22.57 23.55 114.72 484.44 100.03 14.69

Bangladesh

BD BB- (5.10) 6.10 (3.00) 9.70 14.80 21.66 32.10 330.95 28.22 3.88

Barbados

BB B- (3.50) 3.15 1.11 38.45 41.95 12.00 128.66 334.64 118.52 10.15

Belarus

BY SD (2.00) 7.59 0.38 35.50 37.50 6.70 42.60 120.00 33.17 9.43

Belgium

BE AA (4.30) 4.40 (2.73) 49.50 53.80 3.17 102.26 206.58 95.70 6.55

Belize

BZ B- (6.00) 8.04 (3.96) 23.37 29.37 8.74 72.86 311.76 69.20 3.66

Benin

BJ B+ (5.00) 5.00 (2.76) 14.50 19.50 15.43 49.75 343.10 40.67 9.08

Bermuda

BM A+ (1.50) 0.04 0.19 14.38 15.88 11.80 43.81 304.63 5.01 38.80

Bolivia

BO B+ (5.99) 5.99 (4.95) 26.05 32.03 3.97 65.51 251.51 54.73 10.77

Bosnia

BA B (1.00) 1.00 (0.30) 41.50 42.50 1.68 31.60 76.14 24.70 6.89

Botswana

BW BBB+ 0.10 (0.10) 0.96 30.00 29.90 2.86 20.49 68.30 (10.11) 30.61

Brazil

BR BB- (5.60) 6.69 0.42 38.12 43.72 15.79 80.67 211.63 58.67 22.00

Bulgaria

BG BBB (4.88) 3.63 (4.30) 39.00 43.88 1.48 24.04 61.64 17.53 6.51

Burkina Faso

BF CCC+ (6.50) 8.40 (4.61) 20.32 26.82 9.28 57.71 283.97 47.66 10.04

Cameroon

CM B- (2.50) 4.38 (1.41) 15.40 17.90 7.06 43.11 279.92 39.01 4.10

Canada

CA AAA (2.44) 2.44 0.76 42.44 44.88 7.55 90.23 212.59 48.49 41.74

Cape Verde

CV B- (6.00) 6.00 (3.21) 25.00 31.00 11.16 122.24 488.97 109.93 12.31

Chile

CL A 1.50 1.76 2.45 27.60 26.10 3.45 37.48 135.81 29.92 7.57

China

CN A+ (3.20) 6.61 (2.62) 26.80 30.00 2.18 72.21 269.44 59.03 13.18

Colombia

CO BB+ (5.27) 7.56 (1.94) 25.17 30.45 13.25 60.80 241.52 56.18 4.62

Congo

CG CCC+ 5.39 (3.39) 7.98 28.40 23.01 9.12 96.65 340.31 93.75 2.90

Congo, D.R.

CD B- (3.50) 3.81 (3.21) 15.00 18.50 1.92 15.35 102.31 14.60 0.74

Cook Islands

CK B+ (11.30) 14.70 (10.46) 41.00 52.30 2.04 52.91 129.05 36.82 16.09

Costa Rica

CR B (4.00) 5.41 0.83 25.60 29.60 18.88 64.43 251.67 63.49 0.93

Cote d'Ivoire

CI BB- (5.50) 5.65 (3.41) 15.25 20.75 13.73 51.37 336.83 47.92 3.44

Croatia

HR BBB+ (2.80) 2.80 (1.27) 46.80 49.60 3.27 71.96 153.75 64.65 7.31

Curacao

CW BBB- 1.48 (6.09) 3.10 55.51 54.03 2.91 70.75 127.47 (46.13) 116.88

Cyprus

CY BBB (0.90) 0.90 0.99 42.50 43.40 4.45 90.19 212.21 80.51 9.68

Czech Republic

CZ AA- (4.40) 4.40 (3.49) 41.75 46.15 2.18 38.63 92.52 28.54 10.09

Denmark

DK AAA 0.50 0.30 1.03 53.40 52.90 0.99 32.40 60.67 10.23 22.17

Dominican Republic

DO BB- (4.84) 4.56 (1.89) 15.05 19.90 19.61 58.75 390.27 54.68 4.07

Ecuador

EC B- (2.03) 2.03 (0.28) 36.11 38.13 4.84 62.27 172.46 57.50 4.77

Egypt

EG B (6.60) 9.90 2.10 19.30 25.90 45.08 93.30 483.40 77.38 15.92

El Salvador

SV CCC+ (4.05) 4.05 0.39 24.74 28.79 17.94 76.90 310.87 75.27 1.63

Estonia

EE AA- (3.50) 3.23 (3.43) 37.50 41.00 0.18 15.45 41.20 7.03 8.42

Ethiopia

ET CCC (4.00) 7.25 (3.08) 10.00 14.00 9.25 32.94 329.36 30.38 2.55

Falkland Islands

FK A+ (8.80) (3.17) (8.80) 36.00 44.80 0.00 21.47 59.65 (168.08) 189.55

Fiji

FJ B+ (13.03) 13.03 (9.61) 19.47 32.50 17.56 84.09 431.85 77.49 6.60

Finland

FI AA+ (2.25) 6.25 (1.65) 51.15 53.40 1.18 69.28 135.45 32.85 36.43

France

FR AA (4.80) 4.80 (3.42) 52.61 57.41 2.63 108.77 206.73 98.17 10.60

Georgia

GE BB (2.80) (0.56) (1.58) 25.20 28.00 4.85 43.13 171.16 38.76 4.37

Germany

DE AAA (3.17) 2.97 (2.45) 47.50 50.67 1.51 65.79 138.50 59.11 6.68

Ghana

GH CCC+ (8.40) 24.52 (1.19) 16.00 24.40 45.08 85.66 535.37 81.26 4.40

Greece

GR BB+ (4.20) 4.20 (1.82) 49.80 54.00 4.79 174.56 350.53 161.31 13.25

Guatemala

GT BB- (2.52) 2.52 (0.93) 11.49 14.02 13.90 28.44 247.49 18.81 9.63

Guernsey

GG AA- (3.02) (2.75) (2.67) 25.10 28.12 1.38 11.68 46.55 (94.24) 105.92

Honduras

HN BB- (3.25) 5.44 (0.40) 23.80 27.04 11.99 57.73 242.63 47.07 10.67

Hong Kong

HK AA+ (3.20) 2.64 (3.16) 21.30 24.50 0.19 8.80 41.34 (27.93) 36.73

Hungary

HU BBB (4.90) 6.19 (2.33) 42.00 46.90 6.11 71.98 171.38 67.93 4.05

Iceland

IS A (5.33) 3.31 (2.92) 39.50 44.83 6.10 50.17 127.01 39.38 10.79

India

IN BBB- (10.30) 10.30 (4.75) 19.50 29.80 28.45 85.79 439.95 85.79 0.00

Indonesia

ID BBB (3.80) 4.23 (1.76) 14.60 18.40 13.98 40.76 279.20 37.52 3.24

Iraq

IQ B- 8.99 (8.99) 10.46 45.97 36.98 3.19 48.32 105.11 30.18 18.14

Ireland*

IE AA- (1.20) 1.09 (0.43) 23.17 24.37 3.32 51.85 223.76 42.98 8.87

Israel

IL AA- (1.00) 1.56 2.15 38.00 39.00 8.30 63.69 167.59 60.02 3.67

Italy

IT BBB (5.60) 5.60 (1.83) 47.40 53.00 7.96 145.28 306.49 138.41 6.87

Jamaica

JM B+ 0.46 1.79 5.91 29.16 28.70 18.69 77.09 264.38 70.01 7.08

Japan

JP A+ (6.00) 6.00 (3.69) 35.20 41.20 6.56 236.79 672.71 167.10 69.70

Jersey

JE AA- (5.01) (0.21) (4.71) 27.85 32.86 1.07 28.59 102.64 (115.42) 144.01

Jordan

JO B+ (1.78) 3.06 2.93 36.00 37.78 13.09 89.23 247.87 80.51 8.72

Kazakhstan

KZ BBB- (3.78) 1.20 (2.30) 18.17 21.95 8.13 33.35 183.52 0.38 32.98

Kenya

KE B (6.30) 8.21 (1.93) 17.40 23.70 25.12 66.87 384.32 62.28 4.60

Korea

KR AA (3.20) 3.16 (1.76) 33.30 36.50 4.32 44.44 133.45 10.29 34.15

Kuwait

KW A+ 11.49 (25.78) 11.64 54.03 42.53 0.27 3.50 6.48 (368.19) 371.69

Latvia

LV A+ (6.00) 6.00 (5.46) 39.75 45.75 1.36 40.95 103.01 36.57 4.37

Lebanon

LB SD 0.20 48.56 2.90 12.70 12.50 21.26 499.62 3,934.00 489.68 9.94

Liechtenstein

LI AAA 4.78 (5.46) 4.77 32.00 27.22 (0.03) 0.52 1.64 (119.28) 119.81

Lithuania

LT A+ (3.80) 3.80 (3.35) 36.80 40.60 1.22 40.44 109.89 33.60 6.84

Luxembourg

LU AAA 0.10 0.40 0.26 44.50 44.40 0.35 23.85 53.60 (11.16) 35.02

Madagascar

MG B- (6.50) 7.00 (5.84) 12.80 19.30 5.16 40.04 312.80 36.82 3.22

Malaysia

MY A- (5.00) 5.61 (2.49) 19.50 24.50 12.86 74.07 379.85 68.11 5.96

Malta

MT A- (5.90) 5.90 (4.58) 38.00 43.90 3.46 56.50 148.68 47.86 8.64

Mexico

MX BBB (3.15) 2.65 (1.14) 17.64 20.79 11.36 46.94 266.00 44.33 2.60

Mongolia

MN B (4.30) 5.23 (2.25) 32.50 36.80 6.31 69.36 213.42 64.24 5.12

Montenegro

ME B (7.00) 7.00 (4.42) 46.00 53.00 5.61 70.51 153.29 66.08 4.43

Montserrat

MS BBB- 0.00 0.52 0.17 70.07 70.07 0.25 3.62 5.17 (3.60) 7.22

Morocco

MA BB+ (5.60) 5.31 (3.51) 33.50 39.10 6.23 63.89 190.73 62.48 1.41

Mozambique

MZ CCC+ (6.00) 9.12 (2.14) 28.00 34.00 13.78 94.86 338.78 81.88 12.98

Netherlands

NL AAA (1.50) 1.50 (0.97) 43.99 45.49 1.22 48.23 109.63 44.65 3.58

New Zealand

NZ AA+ (7.31) 7.93 (6.24) 34.77 42.07 3.07 47.66 137.08 27.36 20.30

Nicaragua

NI B- (0.93) 2.81 0.32 29.14 30.07 4.30 56.28 193.15 49.20 7.08

Nigeria

NG B- (6.13) 5.00 (4.10) 8.62 14.75 23.54 38.85 450.67 32.61 6.24

North Macedonia

MK BB- (5.10) 6.43 (3.69) 32.00 37.10 4.40 58.60 183.12 52.61 5.99

Norway

NO AAA 16.50 (21.12) 16.93 57.00 40.50 0.76 33.63 59.00 (223.35) 256.98

Oman

OM BB- 6.94 (6.93) 9.72 38.17 31.22 7.26 44.87 117.56 1.41 43.46

Pakistan

PK B- (8.39) 14.34 (3.31) 12.82 21.21 39.61 80.65 629.18 72.68 7.97

Panama

PA BBB (4.07) 4.13 (1.23) 20.74 24.82 13.72 56.56 272.68 46.59 9.98

Papua New Guinea

PG B- (6.00) 6.83 (3.40) 15.60 21.60 16.69 53.31 341.75 49.37 3.94

Paraguay

PY BB (3.45) 3.90 (2.35) 16.99 20.43 6.48 31.53 185.60 23.03 8.49

Peru

PE BBB (2.13) 2.13 (0.60) 20.60 22.73 7.40 32.15 156.06 21.72 10.44

Philippines

PH BBB+ (5.85) 5.85 (3.50) 19.50 25.35 12.06 53.02 271.87 43.38 9.64

Poland

PL A- (4.50) 4.69 (2.70) 42.40 46.90 4.25 50.46 119.00 46.99 3.46

Portugal

PT BBB+ (1.70) 1.70 0.50 45.30 47.00 4.86 116.34 256.82 107.96 8.38

Qatar

QA AA- 13.58 (19.96) 15.21 40.98 27.40 3.97 50.29 122.71 (119.30) 169.59

Ras Al Khaimah

AE A- 1.20 (1.20) 1.45 8.70 7.50 2.85 8.69 99.93 (12.57) 21.26

Romania

RO BBB- (5.90) 6.15 (4.34) 34.00 39.90 4.58 47.30 139.11 43.33 3.96

Rwanda

RW B+ (8.00) 10.65 (6.14) 28.77 36.77 6.47 73.08 254.03 66.56 6.51

Saudi Arabia

SA A- 6.34 (3.12) 7.31 38.34 32.00 2.53 26.00 67.82 (55.91) 81.91

Senegal

SN B+ (6.10) 6.20 (3.99) 21.00 27.10 10.07 66.60 317.16 62.26 4.34

Serbia

RS BB+ (3.50) 2.30 (1.46) 42.50 46.00 4.79 51.34 120.79 45.18 6.15

Sharjah

AE BBB- (7.95) 7.97 (6.29) 9.34 17.28 17.73 51.51 551.77 45.10 6.41

Singapore

SG AAA (0.18) (5.82) (0.16) 22.50 22.68 0.08 152.49 677.74 (49.35) 201.84

Slovakia

SK A+ (4.00) 4.00 (2.87) 39.50 43.50 2.87 58.57 148.28 50.36 8.22

Slovenia

SI AA- (3.80) 4.80 (2.71) 44.50 48.30 2.46 68.08 152.98 53.71 14.37

South Africa

ZA BB- (6.20) 6.96 (1.53) 27.50 33.70 16.97 71.97 261.72 67.66 4.31

Spain

ES A (4.40) 4.10 (2.88) 43.40 47.80 3.49 112.83 259.99 100.50 12.33

Sri Lanka

LK SD (11.00) 37.41 (2.79) 9.80 20.80 83.78 134.02 1,367.57 133.09 0.94

St. Helena

SH BBB- (2.85) 2.85 (2.85) 101.39 104.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 (6.06) 6.06

Suriname

SR SD (5.64) 5.64 0.00 25.79 31.44 21.88 88.55 343.31 84.64 3.91

Sweden

SE AAA (0.70) 0.70 (0.46) 47.50 48.20 0.52 32.00 67.37 23.51 8.49

Switzerland

CH AAA (0.20) 0.20 0.06 33.80 34.00 0.77 25.89 76.59 17.75 8.14

Taiwan

TW AA+ (1.50) 2.50 (0.92) 15.50 17.00 3.77 35.00 225.79 30.05 4.95

Tajikistan

TJ B- (2.33) 1.73 (0.51) 26.38 28.71 6.91 40.29 152.69 33.59 6.70

Thailand

TH BBB+ (3.80) 6.72 (2.30) 20.50 24.30 7.30 56.81 277.12 44.78 12.03

Togo

TG B (4.00) 4.00 (1.78) 19.60 23.60 11.30 60.72 309.80 45.58 15.14

Trinidad and Tobago

TT BBB- (2.02) 3.09 0.96 27.92 29.94 10.66 69.76 249.87 25.69 44.07

Turkey

TR B (3.80) 13.51 (1.08) 30.00 33.80 9.06 38.23 127.43 34.36 3.86

Turks and Caicos

TC BBB+ 6.80 (6.18) 6.81 33.48 26.69 0.05 0.07 0.22 (52.63) 52.71

U.K.

GB AA (5.70) 5.70 (1.96) 39.50 45.20 9.46 99.15 251.02 93.01 6.15

Uganda

UG B (7.50) 7.50 (4.45) 14.40 21.90 21.20 50.21 348.69 46.65 3.56

Ukraine

UA CCC+ (20.00) 39.02 (16.17) 30.00 50.00 12.76 105.02 350.06 103.23 1.78

U.S.

US AA+ (4.32) 3.80 (1.72) 33.76 38.08 7.71 103.74 307.26 96.24 7.50

Uruguay

UY BBB (2.66) 4.50 (0.70) 33.53 36.19 5.84 66.54 198.47 61.90 4.64

Uzbekistan

UZ BB- (5.00) 5.71 (4.56) 27.81 32.81 1.59 38.11 137.04 17.25 20.86

Vietnam

VN BB+ (4.80) 4.75 (3.49) 19.00 23.80 6.91 40.25 211.85 33.48 6.77

Zambia

ZM SD (7.50) 5.58 0.00 23.50 31.00 31.91 112.71 479.64 111.00 1.71
*Ireland GDP forecasts in 2022-2025 are based on the underlying domestic economy. LT FC rating--Long-term foreign currency rating. f--Forecast. GG--General government. N/A--Not applicable. N.M.--Not meaningful.

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Sovereign Risk Indicators: Balance-Of-Payments Data
CARs / GDP (%) Real exports growth (%) Current account balance / GDP (%) Current account balance / CARs (%) Usable reserves / CAPs (months) Gross ext. fin. needs / (CAR + use. res.) (%) Net FDI / GDP (%) Trade balance / GDP Net portfolio equity inflow / GDP
ISO Code LT FC 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f

Abu Dhabi

AE AA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Albania

AL B+ 43.98 8.80 (8.26) (18.79) 6.07 106.62 6.00 (26.13) (0.10)

Andorra

AD BBB+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Angola

AO B- 42.57 1.00 9.69 22.77 3.92 87.41 (4.00) 25.80 0.00

Argentina

AR CCC+ 17.55 3.11 (0.95) (5.41) 3.67 141.31 1.86 1.50 0.00

Armenia

AM B+ 45.32 7.00 (4.72) (10.41) 3.60 115.47 3.00 (11.34) (0.70)

Aruba

AW BBB 73.09 9.00 (3.90) (5.33) 0.78 128.21 4.90 (28.16) (1.27)

Australia

AU AAA 29.75 0.00 2.18 7.32 1.31 198.46 (2.78) 6.37 (0.29)

Austria

AT AA+ 66.34 7.90 (1.00) (1.51) 1.30 184.76 (1.30) (0.07) (1.75)

Azerbaijan

AZ BB+ 56.08 2.50 23.72 42.30 3.64 63.03 (2.00) 28.25 0.00

Bahamas

BS B+ 35.73 7.23 (8.72) (24.39) 0.57 265.70 2.65 (18.94) (3.45)

Bahrain

BH B+ 102.61 3.20 10.37 10.11 (2.11) 260.67 2.50 14.99 (4.00)

Bangladesh

BD BB- 18.20 16.00 (4.19) (23.00) 5.54 93.00 0.49 (7.44) N/A

Barbados

BB B- 39.27 4.13 (9.36) (23.82) (2.49) 213.64 4.01 (16.09) N/A

Belarus

BY SD 77.22 (17.00) 0.32 0.41 1.60 119.17 0.20 (3.99) N/A

Belgium

BE AA 103.39 3.70 (1.70) (1.64) 0.83 194.85 (0.60) (1.40) (0.80)

Belize

BZ B- 46.83 (3.27) (8.55) (18.27) (1.26) 149.15 3.63 (23.00) 0.00

Benin

BJ B+ 26.48 5.00 (4.80) (18.11) 4.13 125.40 2.10 (2.83) 0.00

Bermuda

BM A+ 48.04 3.74 11.77 24.51 0.09 185.26 1.31 (13.58) 0.65

Bolivia

BO B+ 35.08 16.61 1.33 3.79 3.58 81.24 1.38 5.36 (0.05)

Bosnia

BA B 64.22 17.00 (4.53) (7.06) 0.86 121.30 2.00 (22.12) 0.00

Botswana

BW BBB+ 56.42 8.00 1.66 2.94 5.68 71.27 0.60 (1.49) (1.60)

Brazil

BR BB- 21.43 2.14 (0.76) (3.55) 10.33 68.77 1.92 3.08 (0.26)

Bulgaria

BG BBB 73.15 9.00 (3.74) (5.11) 1.99 107.13 1.50 (6.97) (0.75)

Burkina Faso

BF CCC+ 32.77 (5.00) (3.03) (9.25) 5.20 126.41 0.80 2.27 1.00

Cameroon

CM B- 22.98 3.00 (3.50) (15.25) 4.19 101.25 1.50 (0.30) 0.20

Canada

CA AAA 42.41 2.87 0.32 0.76 1.46 179.11 (1.80) 1.36 (2.51)

Cape Verde

CV B- 49.00 30.00 (11.88) (24.25) (0.13) 179.83 4.00 (32.63) 0.00

Chile

CL A 38.03 0.74 (7.45) (19.59) 4.52 119.50 2.23 0.50 2.34

China

CN A+ 24.57 3.00 3.32 13.52 10.81 60.32 0.70 3.77 0.20

Colombia

CO BB+ 23.55 16.10 (4.22) (17.94) 7.46 93.40 3.97 (3.64) 0.15

Congo

CG CCC+ 70.25 1.00 16.84 23.97 1.36 95.35 4.48 43.70 N/A

Congo, D.R.

CD B- 45.76 10.00 (0.67) (1.47) 1.41 98.28 1.20 7.50 0.00

Cook Islands

CK B+ 107.21 N/A 46.79 43.64 0.00 N/A N/A (28.75) N/A

Costa Rica

CR B 38.94 7.40 (3.59) (9.22) 2.28 109.25 3.36 (5.50) 0.00

Cote d'Ivoire

CI BB- 23.76 6.00 (4.59) (19.33) 6.51 111.28 1.50 4.07 N/A

Croatia

HR BBB+ 67.82 12.00 2.32 3.42 7.55 79.75 2.00 (19.59) (1.00)

Curacao

CW BBB- 67.70 43.61 (26.72) (39.47) 4.51 125.67 6.63 (44.00) 3.00

Cyprus

CY BBB 74.21 6.00 (8.21) (11.07) 0.88 260.73 9.00 (19.21) 0.00

Czech Republic

CZ AA- 77.40 1.00 (4.62) (5.96) 8.42 97.59 1.00 (2.67) (0.50)

Denmark

DK AAA 69.91 2.90 8.44 12.08 1.96 179.20 (3.30) 3.92 (3.00)

Dominican Republic

DO BB- 32.77 8.02 (3.57) (10.91) 3.34 87.20 3.29 (12.87) 0.00

Ecuador

EC B- 36.67 26.81 2.58 7.05 (0.06) 114.49 0.56 3.27 0.00

Egypt

EG B 18.23 4.00 (4.33) (23.73) 4.68 135.48 1.50 (10.34) 0.10

El Salvador

SV CCC+ 56.54 23.95 (8.00) (14.15) 0.27 124.99 1.11 (29.69) 0.00

Estonia

EE AA- 91.65 2.50 (0.61) (0.66) 0.81 132.31 1.80 (3.94) (2.00)

Ethiopia

ET CCC 15.06 8.00 (5.38) (35.70) 1.45 148.29 2.84 (12.00) 0.00

Falkland Islands

FK A+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.00

Fiji

FJ B+ 58.87 10.00 (12.90) (21.92) 5.20 97.03 5.00 (22.60) 0.00

Finland

FI AA+ 49.05 1.75 (1.51) (3.09) 1.40 356.34 0.50 0.43 (1.00)

France

FR AA 42.33 7.00 (1.27) (3.00) 2.41 369.25 0.10 (3.40) 0.10

Georgia

GE BB 61.59 5.00 (8.07) (13.11) 1.95 118.72 4.00 (21.36) 0.00

Germany

DE AAA 57.53 1.60 4.31 7.49 1.64 230.23 (2.00) 2.66 (3.50)

Ghana

GH CCC+ 35.27 4.00 (3.45) (9.78) 2.12 144.35 3.45 1.62 0.00

Greece

GR BB+ 52.04 13.50 (6.08) (11.68) 1.40 351.90 2.00 (15.64) (1.00)

Guatemala

GT BB- 36.16 (0.41) 1.82 5.04 7.53 70.74 0.85 (13.17) 0.24

Guernsey

GG AA- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Honduras

HN BB- 62.24 3.00 (3.73) (5.99) 4.28 83.19 1.84 (16.65) 0.00

Hong Kong

HK AA+ 277.49 (5.26) 6.22 2.24 2.68 183.33 3.00 (2.73) (15.00)

Hungary

HU BBB 86.72 4.00 (8.63) (9.95) 3.01 108.89 1.50 (6.37) (1.25)

Iceland

IS A 48.13 14.50 (1.78) (3.70) 6.21 91.70 (1.50) (5.60) (3.33)

India

IN BBB- 25.60 6.79 (2.98) (11.65) 7.54 82.69 1.55 (7.16) 0.20

Indonesia

ID BBB 25.64 15.60 0.88 3.43 5.39 86.48 1.30 4.33 (0.30)

Iraq

IQ B- 48.02 7.00 17.17 35.76 9.86 44.49 (1.50) 24.38 0.00

Ireland*

IE AA- 166.97 4.00 7.81 4.68 0.21 308.04 20.00 38.43 20.00

Israel

IL AA- 36.64 7.50 4.23 11.53 15.09 55.99 2.00 (4.43) (6.00)

Italy

IT BBB 40.58 9.70 0.02 0.04 3.41 225.78 (0.60) 0.55 (0.70)

Jamaica

JM B+ 54.41 4.00 (1.50) (2.75) 5.75 92.90 1.83 (22.46) 3.48

Japan

JP A+ 29.83 2.73 1.03 3.46 14.18 190.15 (2.10) (1.15) (2.50)

Jersey

JE AA- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Jordan

JO B+ 50.54 10.00 (6.54) (12.94) 1.99 163.87 1.70 (20.48) 0.15

Kazakhstan

KZ BBB- 40.03 3.00 1.12 2.80 5.42 87.23 1.70 13.55 (0.30)

Kenya

KE B 15.93 10.00 (5.87) (36.83) 4.36 167.44 0.50 (9.87) (0.50)

Korea

KR AA 51.12 2.54 4.44 8.69 7.41 78.79 (1.20) 3.80 (2.00)

Kuwait

KW A+ 77.62 12.50 35.62 45.89 2.29 88.10 (3.00) 43.85 (6.00)

Latvia

LV A+ 73.70 2.20 (5.14) (6.98) 2.09 155.23 2.25 (10.25) (1.00)

Lebanon

LB SD 213.96 7.00 (24.17) (11.30) 9.99 150.84 3.00 (89.50) 0.40

Liechtenstein

LI AAA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Lithuania

LT A+ 87.11 3.30 (4.14) (4.75) 1.11 130.31 2.30 (9.83) (0.20)

Luxembourg

LU AAA 644.68 3.20 0.46 0.07 0.07 443.58 (90.00) 0.90 327.03

Madagascar

MG B- 28.25 9.00 (5.61) (19.85) 5.40 100.59 2.00 (6.27) 0.00

Malaysia

MY A- 79.79 11.33 1.94 2.43 4.31 93.92 1.20 10.22 (1.00)

Malta

MT A- 199.48 5.35 (2.27) (1.14) 0.41 203.09 69.00 (15.77) (30.00)

Mexico

MX BBB 43.32 5.99 (0.61) (1.40) 3.95 83.40 2.23 (1.04) 0.00

Mongolia

MN B 61.08 2.50 (13.54) (22.16) 4.14 122.60 7.80 8.09 (0.80)

Montenegro

ME B 60.79 6.00 (14.04) (23.09) 5.82 133.98 9.00 (41.81) 0.00

Montserrat

MS BBB- 74.67 N/A (0.49) (0.65) 1.99 118.41 3.28 (31.13) 0.00

Morocco

MA BB+ 42.02 5.00 (4.90) (11.67) 6.31 90.13 1.50 (15.75) 0.40

Mozambique

MZ CCC+ 49.55 8.00 (24.04) (48.52) 3.23 175.02 17.00 (14.65) 0.00

Netherlands

NL AAA 113.93 4.60 5.03 4.42 0.73 246.48 (4.00) 6.32 (5.00)

New Zealand

NZ AA+ 26.24 (2.85) (7.74) (29.50) 2.02 217.07 2.77 (2.49) 1.33

Nicaragua

NI B- 69.05 16.48 (3.51) (5.08) 3.00 94.69 3.12 (17.58) 0.00

Nigeria

NG B- 22.00 5.00 3.11 14.15 5.87 81.67 0.44 2.58 0.40

North Macedonia

MK BB- 92.02 9.60 (8.47) (9.21) 1.10 117.99 2.80 (23.04) (0.30)

Norway

NO AAA 62.54 3.00 28.24 45.16 5.18 123.39 (4.00) 22.47 (7.50)

Oman

OM BB- 58.39 4.00 5.37 9.20 2.21 105.68 2.00 26.61 (0.60)

Pakistan

PK B- 21.08 13.50 (4.99) (23.67) 1.89 127.41 0.47 (11.40) (0.12)

Panama

PA BBB 47.22 8.40 (3.85) (8.15) 3.03 148.73 4.00 (7.47) 0.00

Papua New Guinea

PG B- 45.14 16.36 22.62 50.12 3.36 68.05 (3.40) 29.20 0.00

Paraguay

PY BB 38.75 (2.96) (3.75) (9.68) 5.68 78.79 0.31 (2.26) 0.00

Peru

PE BBB 33.25 7.14 (2.86) (8.61) 7.78 74.25 2.01 4.83 0.00

Philippines

PH BBB+ 33.94 5.51 (6.77) (19.94) 7.88 75.46 2.20 (17.54) (0.06)

Poland

PL A- 61.61 3.81 (5.12) (8.31) 4.49 89.28 2.00 (3.53) 0.00

Portugal

PT BBB+ 52.88 8.00 (1.17) (2.22) 2.93 216.50 2.20 (7.65) (1.50)

Qatar

QA AA- 72.72 5.00 27.49 37.80 1.40 172.56 (2.00) 41.83 (9.00)

Ras Al Khaimah

AE A- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Romania

RO BBB- 45.88 7.50 (8.73) (19.03) 3.64 105.23 2.50 (11.86) (0.05)

Rwanda

RW B+ 26.50 5.50 (11.72) (44.24) 4.88 111.54 3.40 (15.10) 0.00

Saudi Arabia

SA A- 45.71 18.95 13.66 29.89 12.98 51.94 (2.00) 24.63 (6.00)

Senegal

SN B+ 38.36 9.00 (13.43) (35.00) 2.86 134.33 5.50 (12.70) 0.15

Serbia

RS BB+ 63.76 5.53 (9.18) (14.39) 4.07 99.26 4.00 (13.17) (0.04)

Sharjah

AE BBB- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Singapore

SG AAA 239.52 3.43 20.49 8.56 5.61 142.58 12.00 30.69 (14.00)

Slovakia

SK A+ 101.22 1.00 (4.15) (4.10) 0.98 173.72 0.50 (3.07) (1.00)

Slovenia

SI AA- 90.92 6.00 0.07 0.07 0.49 139.63 1.50 (1.41) (1.00)

South Africa

ZA BB- 34.98 4.89 1.07 3.07 4.90 90.96 0.40 5.49 (2.00)

Spain

ES A 45.26 12.70 0.29 0.64 1.82 217.90 (1.00) (2.34) (1.00)

Sri Lanka

LK SD 30.09 (3.40) (4.22) (14.04) 0.67 157.31 0.50 (12.20) 0.09

St. Helena

SH BBB- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suriname

SR SD 74.07 N/A (0.73) (0.99) 2.75 99.46 2.26 23.23 0.00

Sweden

SE AAA 60.56 3.00 4.26 7.04 2.25 204.68 (1.20) 3.64 (2.00)

Switzerland

CH AAA 101.90 3.40 6.39 6.27 16.81 115.23 (2.00) 13.91 (4.00)

Taiwan

TW AA+ 76.97 3.70 9.54 12.40 13.02 64.60 (1.80) 10.55 (1.80)

Tajikistan

TJ B- 52.91 (2.00) (3.32) (6.27) 5.42 81.44 1.00 (21.05) 0.00

Thailand

TH BBB+ 75.55 12.41 (2.59) (3.43) 8.83 73.46 (1.00) 4.97 (1.00)

Togo

TG B 35.70 4.00 (3.38) (9.45) 8.14 121.00 1.50 (11.51) (2.34)

Trinidad and Tobago

TT BBB- 58.21 31.63 15.90 27.31 7.17 59.26 (4.41) 25.00 0.19

Turkiye

TR B 38.83 12.00 (5.53) (14.23) 0.81 164.84 1.00 (7.07) 1.00

Turks and Caicos

TC BBB+ 80.51 2.00 14.71 18.27 N/A 120.91 2.46 (44.98) 0.89

U.K.

GB AA 36.59 2.30 (6.00) (16.40) 1.77 877.76 1.00 (9.06) 3.00

Uganda

UG B 17.99 (13.40) (8.67) (48.22) 4.35 127.89 3.20 (7.05) 1.62

Ukraine

UA CCC+ 57.15 (60.00) 1.98 3.47 5.83 95.03 (4.50) (16.25) (0.20)

U.S.

US AA+ 16.97 4.39 (3.98) (23.45) 1.64 335.07 0.72 (4.21) (0.12)

Uruguay

UY BBB 35.05 10.67 (2.11) (6.03) 4.58 96.94 4.53 5.61 0.00

Uzbekistan

UZ BB- 30.58 0.00 (7.24) (23.68) 11.31 80.94 2.50 (9.88) 0.02

Vietnam

VN BB+ 98.90 9.10 0.35 0.35 3.44 104.50 4.60 6.29 0.50

Zambia

ZM SD 52.32 0.00 7.84 14.98 2.34 97.68 1.00 17.39 0.00
*Ireland GDP forecasts in 2022-2025 are based on the underlying domestic economy. LT FC rating--Long-term foreign currency rating. f--Forecast. CARs--Current account receipts. CAPs--Current account payments. FDI--Foreign direct investment. N/A--Not applicable. N.M.--Not meaningful.

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Sovereign Risk Indicators: External Data
Narrow net ext. debt / CARs (%) Narrow net ext. debt / CAPs (%) Net ext. liabilities / CARs (%) Short-term external debt by remaining maturity / CARs Usable reserves (US$ mil.)
ISO Code LT FC 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f 2022f

Abu Dhabi

AE AA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Albania

AL B+ (3.20) (2.69) 105.82 51.90 5,030.78

Andorra

AD BBB+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Angola

AO B- 82.99 107.45 44.71 32.21 14,640.28

Argentina

AR CCC+ 175.01 166.02 (57.85) 81.44 38,003.96

Armenia

AM B+ 100.16 90.72 144.01 43.30 2,974.59

Aruba

AW BBB 1.81 1.72 128.72 31.65 17.07

Australia

AU AAA 203.29 219.35 137.04 125.91 59,642.21

Austria

AT AA+ 114.94 113.24 (25.43) 103.63 33,518.33

Azerbaijan

AZ BB+ (61.14) (105.96) (78.59) 16.36 7,597.25

Bahamas

BS B+ 52.12 41.90 466.14 157.03 (269.24)

Bahrain

BH B+ (51.56) (57.35) (61.26) 129.55 (5,980.14)

Bangladesh

BD BB- 61.25 49.80 85.89 22.82 41,826.70

Barbados

BB B- 82.16 66.36 338.71 34.87 (302.10)

Belarus

BY SD 60.91 61.16 59.02 35.44 5,628.69

Belgium

BE AA 82.19 80.86 (61.91) 106.89 40,718.45

Belize

BZ B- 117.38 99.25 308.04 12.39 (245.84)

Benin

BJ B+ 99.95 84.63 141.96 58.20 1,943.26

Bermuda

BM A+ (79.60) (105.44) (79.60) 110.77 15.78

Bolivia

BO B+ 54.49 56.64 42.26 8.37 4,204.37

Bosnia

BA B (5.38) (5.02) 47.68 23.50 1,815.81

Botswana

BW BBB+ (35.99) (37.08) (65.16) 6.95 5,075.20

Brazil

BR BB- (4.67) (4.51) 119.23 26.51 366,126.29

Bulgaria

BG BBB (24.17) (22.99) 29.42 20.70 7,131.05

Burkina Faso

BF CCC+ 115.18 105.43 83.06 77.00 3,207.65

Cameroon

CM B- 88.73 76.99 147.99 26.76 4,388.00

Canada

CA AAA 94.97 95.69 (147.22) 101.43 104,018.61

Cape Verde

CV B- 175.70 141.41 362.65 53.24 (25.57)

Chile

CL A 91.88 76.83 34.75 53.70 43,826.30

China

CN A+ (51.37) (59.41) (53.53) 20.85 3,607,977.38

Colombia

CO BB+ 135.38 114.79 227.17 43.93 58,015.66

Congo

CG CCC+ 103.92 136.68 393.83 27.57 1,610.01

Congo, D.R.

CD B- 3.54 3.49 34.40 8.53 4,102.75

Cook Islands

CK B+ (26.97) (47.85) (26.97) N/A N/A

Costa Rica

CR B 48.34 44.25 135.80 22.75 5,644.03

Cote d'Ivoire

CI BB- 104.99 87.98 165.74 64.01 11,114.89

Croatia

HR BBB+ 2.26 2.34 43.20 31.67 30,728.83

Curacao

CW BBB- (65.53) (46.98) (169.82) 52.11 965.29

Cyprus

CY BBB 154.84 139.41 64.30 170.86 1,612.74

Czech Republic

CZ AA- 4.76 4.49 26.46 64.19 149,480.67

Denmark

DK AAA 38.75 44.07 (112.52) 117.05 44,277.89

Dominican Republic

DO BB- 85.64 77.22 190.87 3.19 11,821.91

Ecuador

EC B- 98.37 105.82 36.48 21.00 627.12

Egypt

EG B 124.73 100.80 276.60 77.14 34,541.22

El Salvador

SV CCC+ 74.76 65.49 106.02 14.06 216.64

Estonia

EE AA- 8.26 8.20 10.30 40.62 2,406.37

Ethiopia

ET CCC 180.67 133.14 374.44 36.93 1,511.47

Falkland Islands

FK A+ N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Fiji

FJ B+ 23.06 18.92 221.41 26.34 1,404.35

Finland

FI AA+ 229.30 222.44 9.73 296.02 17,177.07

France

FR AA 286.66 278.30 73.18 342.48 244,498.29

Georgia

GE BB 85.55 75.64 183.38 27.43 2,199.86

Germany

DE AAA 83.10 89.83 (128.58) 166.87 278,629.62

Ghana

GH CCC+ 184.72 168.26 377.13 62.61 3,832.85

Greece

GR BB+ 352.81 315.91 337.18 285.95 14,463.30

Guatemala

GT BB- 5.75 6.06 30.28 17.95 21,750.25

Guernsey

GG AA- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Honduras

HN BB- 11.34 10.70 60.33 8.65 6,489.48

Hong Kong

HK AA+ (54.04) (55.28) (219.45) 125.63 201,202.31

Hungary

HU BBB 30.49 27.73 54.06 28.99 33,089.76

Iceland

IS A 55.28 53.31 (85.44) 37.18 6,815.62

India

IN BBB- (6.88) (6.16) 50.42 29.06 574,053.20

Indonesia

ID BBB 69.46 71.93 90.27 27.44 131,886.92

Iraq

IQ B- (33.58) (52.27) (14.57) 3.74 81,777.94

Ireland*

IE AA- 176.66 185.33 84.51 217.76 13,220.09

Israel

IL AA- (49.58) (56.04) (100.85) 29.83 202,545.30

Italy

IT BBB 247.13 247.23 (27.84) 190.00 225,893.86

Jamaica

JM B+ 81.34 79.16 285.72 35.90 3,664.73

Japan

JP A+ (89.86) (93.09) (293.80) 310.51 1,446,256.86

Jersey

JE AA- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Jordan

JO B+ 54.86 48.57 212.27 81.65 4,199.40

Kazakhstan

KZ BBB- (20.22) (20.80) 96.64 28.30 33,212.15

Kenya

KE B 267.54 195.52 265.15 113.79 7,428.40

Korea

KR AA (36.38) (39.84) (86.07) 31.91 519,159.76

Kuwait

KW A+ (435.58) (804.96) (513.12) 43.09 12,920.15

Latvia

LV A+ 36.02 33.67 42.71 77.12 5,390.66

Lebanon

LB SD 118.07 106.09 354.22 179.27 14,895.95

Liechtenstein

LI AAA N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Lithuania

LT A+ 10.84 10.35 11.60 38.23 5,548.96

Luxembourg

LU AAA 212.26 212.41 1.55 346.16 2,921.92

Madagascar

MG B- 75.90 63.33 201.56 34.97 2,487.86

Malaysia

MY A- 21.03 21.55 1.29 29.29 114,497.49

Malta

MT A- 43.83 43.34 (36.03) 108.92 1,145.65

Mexico

MX BBB 24.72 24.38 86.44 9.87 203,708.96

Mongolia

MN B 159.32 130.41 397.11 52.09 3,526.32

Montenegro

ME B 165.73 134.64 313.93 90.81 1,722.11

Montserrat

MS BBB- (170.13) (169.02) (122.22) 37.49 8.29

Morocco

MA BB+ 28.19 25.24 146.48 31.41 35,648.10

Mozambique

MZ CCC+ 250.33 168.55 768.70 96.37 2,798.81

Netherlands

NL AAA 169.00 176.80 (86.75) 165.15 64,786.99

New Zealand

NZ AA+ 181.15 139.89 161.69 134.90 12,423.46

Nicaragua

NI B- 81.19 77.27 159.34 14.49 2,826.99

Nigeria

NG B- 36.98 43.08 78.91 30.09 40,916.37

North Macedonia

MK BB- 34.39 31.49 74.60 20.62 1,277.88

Norway

NO AAA (276.65) (504.48) (404.04) 97.79 84,527.52

Oman

OM BB- 32.16 35.42 37.75 32.52 12,546.97

Pakistan

PK B- 152.88 123.62 187.56 28.52 5,284.62

Panama

PA BBB 67.08 62.03 236.48 81.21 8,941.80

Papua New Guinea

PG B- 109.93 220.37 113.23 27.68 1,853.76

Paraguay

PY BB 38.11 34.75 82.81 10.05 8,072.37

Peru

PE BBB 23.54 21.67 186.74 17.93 59,444.65

Philippines

PH BBB+ (21.84) (18.21) 31.00 14.97 108,387.41

Poland

PL A- 21.22 19.59 68.09 17.16 153,147.17

Portugal

PT BBB+ 186.36 182.32 172.12 168.36 32,569.87

Qatar

QA AA- (78.66) (126.45) (161.45) 122.91 20,760.84

Ras Al Khaimah

AE A- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Romania

RO BBB- 39.26 32.99 104.91 24.19 45,832.13

Rwanda

RW B+ 184.03 127.59 276.39 32.66 1,912.50

Saudi Arabia

SA A- (92.04) (131.27) (160.48) 21.23 396,129.03

Senegal

SN B+ 155.42 115.13 212.83 42.62 3,150.34

Serbia

RS BB+ 35.87 31.35 136.63 23.40 13,497.08

Sharjah

AE BBB- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Singapore

SG AAA (77.77) (85.04) (111.00) 112.14 437,506.10

Slovakia

SK A+ 48.04 46.15 57.65 84.38 9,838.97

Slovenia

SI AA- 40.93 40.96 3.79 45.35 2,787.72

South Africa

ZA BB- 22.53 23.24 (94.57) 30.02 56,643.96

Spain

ES A 238.05 239.60 151.82 151.32 88,188.03

Sri Lanka

LK SD 208.32 182.68 294.68 53.34 (747.23)

St. Helena

SH BBB- N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Suriname

SR SD 124.77 123.55 223.01 21.53 787.02

Sweden

SE AAA 126.09 135.63 (42.85) 147.43 62,161.62

Switzerland

CH AAA 1.32 1.41 (94.69) 172.78 1,127,747.44

Taiwan

TW AA+ (89.78) (102.48) (255.38) 38.37 563,227.51

Tajikistan

TJ B- 35.75 33.64 83.19 14.26 2,388.77

Thailand

TH BBB+ (17.00) (16.44) (5.50) 25.96 244,882.42

Togo

TG B 111.91 102.24 20.75 101.43 2,236.37

Trinidad and Tobago

TT BBB- (38.32) (52.72) (27.61) 12.29 7,045.70

Turkiye

TR B 77.84 68.15 98.80 63.31 26,321.57

Turks and Caicos

TC BBB+ (58.62) (71.72) (82.89) 39.18 N/A

U.K.

GB AA 346.60 297.78 101.78 912.03 174,259.34

Uganda

UG B 162.05 109.33 346.55 48.42 4,111.27

Ukraine

UA CCC+ 118.40 122.65 22.12 43.07 19,397.84

U.S.

US AA+ 373.11 302.24 414.85 268.23 710,896.12

Uruguay

UY BBB 11.72 11.05 70.07 30.15 10,272.66

Uzbekistan

UZ BB- 27.67 22.37 (55.04) 51.61 25,655.15

Vietnam

VN BB+ 15.97 16.02 71.42 34.68 125,462.62

Zambia

ZM SD 98.20 115.50 189.45 28.85 2,486.56
*Ireland GDP forecasts in 2022-2025 are based on the underlying domestic economy. LT FC rating--Long-term foreign currency rating. f--Forecast. CARs--Current account receipts. CAPs--Current account payments. N/A--Not applicable. N.M.--Not meaningful.

Glossary Of Terms

Economic data

Nominal GDP (bil. US$).  Total U.S. dollar market value (converted at current exchange rates) of goods and services produced by resident factors of production.

Nominal GDP (bil. LC).  Total local currency market value of goods and services produced by resident factors of production.

GDP per capita (US$).  Total U.S. dollar market value (converted at current exchange rates) of goods and services produced by resident factors of production, divided by population.

Real GDP (% change).  Percent change in constant-price GDP.

Unemployment (% of workforce).  Average percent of the labor force not employed and actively searching for work (definitions and coverage vary by country).

Investment/GDP (%).  Expenditure on capital goods including plant, equipment, and housing, plus the change in inventories, as a percent of GDP.

Savings/GDP.  Investment plus the current account surplus (deficit), as a percent of GDP.

Exports/GDP.  Exports of goods and services as a share of GDP.

Real investment growth.  Percent change in constant-price investment.

Monetary data

Consumer price index (% change).  Average percent change in index of prices of a representative set of consumer goods bought by a typical household on a regular basis.

GDP deflator growth.  Percentage annual change in GDP deflator. GDP deflator is the ratio of nominal and real (constant-price) GDP, which serves as a measure of the level of prices of all newly domestically produced goods and services.

Exchange rate, year-end (LC/USD).  The official exchange rate of the sovereign's local currency, expressed in local currency units per USD.

Banks claims on resident nongovernment sectors (% change).  Claims by depository corporations, other than the central bank, on all residents except the general government. The data do not include claims on nonresidents. Depository corporations are usually financial institutions, other than the central bank, whose liabilities are included in the national definition of broad money.

Banks claims on resident nongovernment sectors/GDP.  Claims by depository corporations, other than the central bank, on all residents except the general government. The data do not include claims on nonresidents. Depository corporations are usually financial institutions, other than the central bank, whose liabilities are included in the national definition of broad money. Expressed as a percentage of GDP.

Foreign currency share of claims by banks on residents.  Claims by depository corporations, other than the central bank. Claims in currencies other than the local currency, expressed as a percentage of total claims.

Foreign currency share of residents bank deposits.  Total deposits in banks by residents, in other currencies than local currency.

Real effective exchange rate growth.  Percentage annual change in real effective exchange rate. Real Effective Exchange rate (REER) for an economy is a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates of the economy's currency to the currencies of its trading partners, adjusted for inflation.

General government data

General government.  Aggregate of the national, regional, and local government sectors, including social security, and excluding intergovernmental transactions.

Net debt/GDP (%).  Gross debt minus general government financial assets (cash, deposits, arms-length loans, and minority holdings of traded equities), as a percent of GDP.

Gross debt/GDP (%).  Debt incurred by national, regional, and local governments, either for governmental purposes or for on-lending to a government-owned or private sector entity, as a percent of GDP. Internal holdings, including social security and pension fund investments in government debt, are netted out.

Surplus (deficit)/GDP (%).  General government operating and capital revenue, excluding proceeds from privatization, minus operating and capital and extraordinary expenditures (though generally excluding aid to the financial sector), as a percent of GDP.

Primary balance/GDP (%).  Surplus (deficit) plus interest payments on general government debt, as a percent of GDP.

Revenue/GDP (%).  General government recurrent revenue, from sources such as taxes, fees and charges, interest, and dividends, plus capital revenue (largely grants), as a percent of GDP.

Expenditure/GDP (%).  General government recurrent expenditure, for purposes such as salaries, goods for immediate consumption, interest, subsidies, and other transfers, plus capital spending that increases the value of general government physical assets, plus net lending (where a subsidy is involved), as a percent of GDP.

Interest/revenues (%).  Interest payments on general government debt, as a percent of general government revenues.

Liquid assets / GDP.  Liquid assets (cash, deposits, arms-length loans, and minority holdings of traded equities) expressed as percentage of GDP.

Balance-of-payments data

Current account receipts (CAR)/GDP (%).  CAR, which include proceeds from exports of goods and services, factor income (compensation of employees plus investment income) earned by residents from nonresidents, and official and private transfers to residents from nonresidents, as a percent of GDP.

Real exports (% change).  Percent change in the volume of exports of goods and services, as defined in the national income accounts.

Current account balance/GDP (%).  Exports of goods and services minus imports of the same plus net factor income plus official and private net transfers, as a percent of GDP.

Current account balance/CAR (%).  Exports of goods and services minus imports of the same plus net factor income plus official and private net transfers, as a percent of current account receipts.

Usable reserves/current account payments (months).  Official foreign exchange reserves (including gold at market price) minus items not readily available for foreign exchange operations and repayment of external debt (such as: (1) reserves pledged as security; (2) mark-to market losses on reserves sold forward; (3) reserves deposited with offshore branches of domestic financial institutions; and (4) the monetary base for sovereigns with a currency board or longstanding fixed peg), divided by monthly imports of goods and services, plus factor income earned by nonresidents from residents, plus transfers to nonresidents.

Gross external financing needs (% of CAR plus usable reserves).  Current account payments, plus scheduled principal repayments on external debt, plus the stock of short-term debt (original maturity of less than a year), as a percent of CAR plus usable foreign exchange reserves.

Net foreign direct investment (FDI)/GDP (%).  Direct investment (both equity and loans) by nonresidents net of residents' direct investment (both equity and loans) abroad, as a percent of GDP.

Trade balance/GDP.  Receipts from exports of goods minus payments for imports of goods as a percentage of GDP.

Net portfolio equity inflow/GDP.  The difference between the inflows and outflows of portfolio equity investment by non-residents into the economy, as a percentage of GDP. Portfolio equity investments are cross-border transactions in which a resident of one economy obtains a shares of an enterprise in another economy without obtaining control or significant degree of influence over it.

External balance sheet

Net external liabilities/CAR (%).  Total external debt plus the stock of direct investment (both equity and debt) and portfolio equity investment from abroad minus total external assets, which include official reserves, other public sector foreign assets, financial institutions; deposits with and lending to nonresidents, other private sector deposits with and lending to nonresidents, and the stock of direct and portfolio equity investment placed abroad, as a percent of CAR. A negative number indicates a net asset position.

Narrow net external debt/CAR (%).  The stock of foreign and local currency public and private sector borrowings from nonresidents (including nonresident deposits in resident banks) minus liquid non-equity external assets, which include official foreign exchange reserves, other liquid public sector foreign assets, and financial institutions' deposits with and lending to nonresidents, as a percent of CAR. A negative number indicates net external lending.

Usable reserves.  Official foreign exchange reserves (including gold at market price) minus items not readily available for foreign exchange operations and repayment of external debt (such as: (1) reserves pledged as security; (2) mark-to market losses on reserves sold forward; (3) reserves deposited with offshore branches of domestic financial institutions; and (4) the monetary base for sovereigns with a currency board or longstanding fixed peg).

Short-term external debt by remaining maturity/CARs.  The stock of foreign and local currency public and private sector borrowings from nonresidents (including nonresident deposits in resident banks), either issued at a maturity of below one year or having less than a year remaining to maturity, as a percent of CAR.

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