Credit rating table

A credit rating evaluates the credit worthiness of an issuer of specific types of debt, specifically, debt issued by a business enterprise such as a corporation or a government. It is an evaluation made by a credit rating agency of the debt issuers likelihood of default. Credit ratings are determined by credit ratings agencies.

	Description	Value (pts.)	Wikirating		Standard&Poor's		Moody's		Fitch		Dagong
			long-term	short-term	long-term	short-term	long-term	short-term	long-term	short-term	long-term	short-term
AAA	Prime	95 to 100	AAA	a1	AAA	A-1+	Aaa	P-1	AAA	F1+	AAA	A-1
AA+	High grade	90 to less than 95	AA+		AA+		Aa1		AA+		AA+
AA		85 to less than 90	AA		AA		Aa2		AA		AA
AA-		80 to less than 85	AA-		AA-		Aa3		AA-		AA-
A+	Upper Medium grade	75 to less than 80	A+	a2	A+	A-1	A1		A+	F1	A+	A-2
A		70 to less than 75	A		A		A2		A		A
A-		65 to less than 70	A-		A-	A-2	A3	P-2	A-	F2	A-
BBB+	Lower Medium grade	60 to less than 65	BBB+	a3	BBB+		Baa1		BBB+		BBB+	A-3
BBB		55 to less than 60	BBB		BBB	A-3	Baa2	P-3	BBB	F3	BBB
BBB-		50 to less than 55	BBB-		BBB-		Baa3		BBB-		BBB-
BB+	Non Investmentgrade	45 to less than 50	BB+	b	BB+	B	Ba1	Not prime	BB+	B	BB+	B
BB		40 to less than 45	BB		BB		Ba2		BB		BB
BB-		35 to less than 40	BB-		BB-		Ba3		BB-		BB-
B+	Highly Speculative	30 to less than 35	B+		B+		B1		B+		B+
B		25 to less than 30	B		B		B2		B		B
B-		20 to less than 25	B-		B-		B3		B-		B-
CCC	Extremely speculative	15 to less than 20	CCC	c	CCC+	C	Caa1		CCC	C	CCC	C
CC		10 to less than 15	CC		CCC		Caa2				CC
					CCC-		Caa3
C		5 to less than 10	C		CC		Ca				C
					C
D	In default	0 to less than 5	D	d	D	/	C		DDD	/	D	D
									DD
									D
n.r.	Not rated	Not applicable