US Credit Rating trends, research and data
This page includes the government debt credit rating and outlook of the United States as reported by the credit rating agencies of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. Credit rating agencies are often slow to respond to rising risk conditions. Sign up free to monitor United States risk using MacroVar Advanced Financial & Macroeconomic data analytics.
| Date | Rating | Outlook | Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24-06-22 | Aaa (Stable) | Aaa | US Credit Rating (Moody's) |
| 19-06-20 | Aaa (Stable) | Aaa | US Credit Rating (Moody's) |
| 26-03-20 | AAA | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 02-04-19 | AAA | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 25-04-18 | Aaa (Stable) | Aaa | US Credit Rating (Moody's) |
| 05-04-18 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 11-04-17 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 22-07-16 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 12-04-16 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 13-04-15 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 16-10-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 25-09-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 19-09-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 11-09-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 02-09-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 28-08-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 31-07-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 17-07-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 03-07-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 26-06-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 19-06-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 05-06-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 29-05-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 22-05-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
| 15-05-14 | AAA (Stable) | AAA | US Credit Rating (Fitch) |
United States Credit Rating Analysis
The credit rating signal from each credit rating agency for the sovereign debt of the United States and it’s meaning is presented in the table below.
| S&P | Moody’s | Fitch | Analysis |
| AAA | Aaa | AAA | Prime |
| AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | High grade |
| AA | Aa2 | AA | |
| AA- | Aa3 | AA- | |
| A+ | A1 | A+ | Upper medium grade |
| A | A2 | A | |
| A- | A3 | A- | |
| BBB+ | Baa1 | BBB+ | Lower medium grade |
| BBB | Baa2 | BBB | |
| BBB- | Baa3 | BBB- | |
| BB+ | Ba1 | BB+ | Non-investment grade speculative |
| BB | Ba2 | BB | |
| BB- | Ba3 | BB- | |
| B+ | B1 | B+ | Highly speculative |
| B | B2 | B | |
| B- | B3 | B- | |
| CCC+ | Caa1 | CCC | Extremely speculative |
| CCC | Caa2 | ||
| CCC- | Caa3 | In Default with small probability of recovery | |
| CC | Ca | ||
| C | C | ||
| D | / | DDD | In default |