Current Ireland credit ratings, according to main rating agencies.
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Rating Agency | Rating | Outlook | Last Update | Action |
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Standard & Poor's | AA- | - | 30 Nov 2019 | rating upgrade |
Moody's Investors Service | A2 | - | 15 Sep 2017 | rating upgrade |
Fitch Ratings | A+ | - | 15 Dec 2017 | rating upgrade |
DBRS | A (high) | - | 18 May 2020 | outlook downgrade |
Ireland Credit Ratings: Long-term Rating Scales Comparison
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Description | S&P | Moody's | Fitch | DBRS | Grade |
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Prime | AAA | Aaa | AAA | AAA | Investment |
High Medium Grade | AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | AA(high) | |
AA | Aa2 | AA | AA | ||
AA- | Aa3 | AA- | AA(low) | ||
Upper Medium Grade | A+ | A1 | A+ | A(high) | |
A | A2 | A | A | ||
A- | A3 | A- | A(low) | ||
Lower Medium Grade | BBB+ | Baa1 | BBB+ | BBB(high) | |
BBB | Baa2 | BBB | BBB | ||
BBB- | Baa3 | BBB- | BBB(low) | ||
Speculative | BB+ | Ba1 | BB+ | BB(high) | Speculative |
BB | Ba2 | BB | BB | ||
BB- | Ba3 | BB- | BB(low) | ||
Highly Speculative | B+ | B1 | B+ | B(high) | |
B | B2 | B | B | ||
B- | B3 | B- | B(low) | ||
Substantial Risk | CCC+ | Caa1 | CCC+ | CCC(high) | |
CCC | Caa2 | CCC | CCC | ||
CCC- | Caa3 | CCC- | CCC(low) | ||
Extremely Speculative | CC | Ca | CC | CC | |
C | Ca | C | C | ||
In Default | RD | C | RD | RD | |
SD | / | SD | SD | ||
D | / | D | D |
Ireland Credit Ratings historical data
Timetable of Ireland credit ratings by S&P, Moody's, Fitch and DBRS agencies.
Symbol means a positive outlook assigned by the rating agency.
Symbol means a negative outlook.
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Date | S&P | Moody's | Fitch | DBRS |
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18 May 2020 | A (high) | |||
3 Feb 2020 | A (high) | |||
30 Nov 2019 | AA- | |||
15 Dec 2017 | A+ | |||
15 Sep 2017 | A2 | |||
14 May 2016 | A3 | |||
11 Mar 2016 | A (high) | |||
5 Feb 2016 | A | |||
11 Sep 2015 | Baa1 | A | ||
7 Aug 2015 | A- | |||
5 Jun 2015 | A+ | |||
13 Mar 2015 | A | |||
5 Dec 2014 | A | |||
26 Sep 2014 | A (low) | |||
15 Aug 2014 | A- | |||
6 Jun 2014 | A- | |||
16 May 2014 | Baa1 | |||
17 Jan 2014 | Baa3 | |||
20 Sep 2013 | Ba1 | |||
12 Jul 2013 | BBB+ | |||
11 Feb 2013 | BBB+ | |||
14 Nov 2012 | BBB+ | |||
22 May 2012 | A (low) | |||
5 Dec 2011 | BBB+ | |||
17 Aug 2011 | A (low) | |||
12 Jul 2011 | Ba1 | |||
15 Apr 2011 | Baa3 | |||
1 Apr 2011 | BBB+ | BBB+ | A | |
2 Feb 2011 | A- | |||
17 Dec 2010 | Baa1 | |||
15 Dec 2010 | AA | |||
9 Dec 2010 | BBB+ | |||
23 Nov 2010 | A | |||
6 Oct 2010 | A+ | |||
5 Oct 2010 | Aa2 | |||
24 Aug 2010 | AA- | |||
21 Jul 2010 | AA | |||
19 Jul 2010 | Aa2 | |||
4 Nov 2009 | AA | |||
2 Jul 2009 | Aa1 | |||
8 Jun 2009 | AA | |||
8 Apr 2009 | AA+ | |||
30 Mar 2009 | AA+ | |||
6 Mar 2009 | AAA | |||
30 Jan 2009 | Aaa | |||
9 Jan 2009 | AAA | |||
3 Oct 2001 | AAA | |||
3 Oct 2000 | AA+ | |||
16 Dec 1998 | AAA | |||
6 May 1998 | AA+ | |||
4 May 1998 | Aaa | |||
18 Mar 1998 | Aa1 | |||
13 Feb 1997 | Aa1 | |||
24 Jan 1997 | Aa2 | |||
3 May 1995 | AA | |||
10 Oct 1994 | AA+ | |||
31 Aug 1994 | Aa2 | |||
24 Jun 1994 | Aa3 | |||
10 May 1994 | AA- | |||
12 Oct 1989 | AA- | |||
1 Oct 1988 | A+ | |||
15 Jul 1987 | Aa3 |