Current Ireland credit ratings, according to main rating agencies.
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| Rating Agency | Rating | Outlook | Last Update | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard & Poor's | AA | - | 22 May 2023 | rating upgrade |
| Moody's Investors Service | Aa3 | - | 24 Apr 2023 | rating upgrade |
| Fitch Ratings | AA- | positive | 17 Jul 2023 | outlook upgrade |
| DBRS | AA (low) | positive | 25 Mar 2024 | outlook upgrade |
Ireland: Long-term Rating Scales Comparison
Symbol means a positive outlook assigned by the rating agency.
Symbol means a negative outlook.
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| Grade | Description | S&P | Moody's | Fitch | DBRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Investment Grade |
Prime |
AAA
|
Aaa
|
AAA
|
AAA
|
| 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 Grade |
Speculative |
BB+
|
Ba1
|
BB+
|
BB(high)
|
|
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
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
||
| In Default |
RD
|
/
|
RD
|
RD
|
|
|
SD
|
/
|
SD
|
SD
|
||
|
D•NR
|
D•NR
|
D•NR
|
D•NR
|
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Ireland Credit Ratings historical data
Timetable of Ireland credit ratings by S&P, Moody's, Fitch and DBRS agencies.
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Symbol means a negative outlook.
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| Date | S&P | Moody's | Fitch | DBRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2024 | AA (low) | |||
| 17 Jul 2023 | AA- | |||
| 22 May 2023 | AA | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Aa3 | |||
| 21 Nov 2022 | AA- | |||
| 7 May 2022 | A1 | |||
| 31 Jan 2022 | AA- | |||
| 17 Jan 2022 | AA (low) | |||
| 16 Aug 2021 | A2 | |||
| 19 Jul 2021 | A (high) | |||
| 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 |
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