Country Ratings

Be sure you understand the effects political and economic situations can have on your import/export business.

Country Ratings give you an idea of the average corporate payment default risk (repayment of credit) associated with trading with companies based in a particular country.

Countries are rated from A1 (steady political and economic environment is likely to further the already excellent payment record of companies. Very low risk probability) to D (extremely unsteady political or economic conditions are likely to worsen an already very bad payment record).

Be aware though, that bad companies can exist no matter what the political/economic status of a country is. Likewise good companies exist in apparantly high risk countries.

Country	Rating
Albania	D
Algeria	B
Argentina	D
Australia	A1
Austria	A1
Bangladesh	B
Belarus	D
Belgium	A1
Bolivia	D
Bosnia	D
Brazil	B
Bulgaria	B
Cameroon	B
Canada	A1
Central African Rep.	D
Chile	A3
China	A3
Colombia	B
Costa Rica	B
Croatia	A4
Cuba	D
Cyprus	A3
Czech Republic	A2
Denmark	A1
Dominican Republic	C
Ecuador	D
Egypt	B
Estonia	A3
Ethiopia	C
Finland	A1
France	A2
Gabon	C
Georgia	D
Germany	A2
Ghana	C
Greece	A2
Guinea	D
Hong Kong	A2
Hungary	A2
Iceland	A1
India	A4
Indonesia	C
Iran	C
Iraq	D
Ireland	A1
Israel	A4
Italy	A2
Ivory Coast	D
Jamaica	C
Japan	A2
Jordan	B
Kenya	C
Korea	A2
Kuwait	A2

Country	Rating
Latvia	A4
Libya	C
Lithuania	A1
Luxembourg	B
Macedonia	D
Malaysia	A2
Mali	B
Mauritius	A3
Mexico	A4
Moldova	D
Mongolia	D
Morocco	A4
Nepal	D
Netherlands	A2
New Zealand	A1
Niger	C
Nigeria	D
Norway	A1
Pakistan	D
Papua New Guinea	B
Paraguay	D
Peru	B
Philippines	A4
Poland	A4
Portugal	A2
Qatar	A2
Romania	B
Russia	B
Salvador	B
Saudi Arabia	A4
Serbia Montenegro	B
Singapore	A1
Slovakia	A3
Slovenia	A2
South Africa	A4
Spain	A1
Sri Lanka	B
Sweden	A1
Switzerland	A1
Taiwan	A1
Thailand	A3
Trinidad	A3
Tunisia	A4
Turkey	B
Ukraine	C
United Arab Emirates	A2
United Kingdom	A1
United States	A1
Uruguay	D
Vietnam	B
Yemen	C
Zambia	D
Zimbabwe	D