Australia Credit Rating

Current Australia credit ratings, according to main rating agencies.

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Rating Agency Rating Outlook Last Update Action
Standard & Poor's AAA - 7 Jun 2021 outlook upgrade
Moody's Investors Service Aaa - 20 Oct 2002 rating upgrade
Fitch Ratings AAA - 13 Oct 2021 outlook upgrade
DBRS AAA - 31 Jul 2014

Australia: 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

Australia Credit Ratings historical data

Timetable of Australia 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
13 Oct 2021 AAA
7 Jun 2021 AAA
23 May 2020 AAA
8 Apr 2020 AAA
21 Sep 2018 AAA
6 Jul 2016 AAA
31 Jul 2014 AAA
28 Nov 2011 AAA
16 Feb 2003 AAA
3 Feb 2003 AA+
20 Oct 2002 Aaa
17 May 1999 AA+
19 Nov 1998 AA
18 Jun 1998 AA
21 Aug 1996 AA
25 Jan 1996 AA
3 Sep 1993 AA
24 Oct 1989 AA
10 Sep 1989 Aa2
26 Jun 1989 AA+
2 Dec 1986 AA+
10 Sep 1986 Aa1
6 Jun 1975 AAA
15 Oct 1974 Aaa
15 Jan 1962 A
27 Feb 1957 BBB

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