Kuwait - Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Kuwait stands at A+ with stable outlook. Moody's credit rating for Kuwait was last set at A1 with stable outlook. In general, a credit rating is used by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other investors to gauge the credit worthiness of Kuwait thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Kuwait as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Agency	Rating	Outlook	Date
S&P	A+	Stable	Jul 15 2022
S&P	A+	Negative	Jul 16 2021
Moody's	A1	Stable	Sep 22 2020
S&P	AA-	Negative	Jul 17 2020
Moody's	Aa2	Under Review	Mar 30 2020
S&P	AA-	Stable	Mar 26 2020
Moody's	Aa2	Stable	May 26 2017
Moody's	Aa2	Negative	May 14 2016
Moody's	Aa2	Negative Watch	Mar 04 2016
S&P	AA	Stable	Jul 20 2011
Moody's	Aa2	Stable	Aug 05 2010
Moody's	Aa2	Negative	Jun 09 2009
Moody's	Aa2	Negative Watch	Mar 19 2009
Moody's	Aa2	Stable	Jul 25 2007
S&P	AA-	Stable	Jul 16 2007
Moody's	Aa3	Stable	Oct 04 2006
Moody's	A2	Positive Watch	Sep 07 2006
Moody's	A2	Positive	Feb 15 2006
Moody's	A2	Stable	May 15 2002
S&P	A+	Stable	Apr 04 2002
Moody's	Baa1	Positive	Nov 15 1999
S&P	A	Stable	Oct 23 1997
Moody's	Baa1	Stable	Jan 29 1996