Bahrain - Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Bahrain stands at B+ with positive outlook. Moody's credit rating for Bahrain was last set at B2 with stable outlook. Fitch's credit rating for Bahrain was last reported at B+ 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 Bahrain thus having a big impact on the country's borrowing costs. This page includes the government debt credit rating for Bahrain as reported by major credit rating agencies.

Agency	Rating	Outlook	Date
S&P	B+	Positive	Nov 25 2022
Moody's	B2	Stable	Apr 22 2022
S&P	B+	Stable	Nov 26 2021
S&P	B+	Negative	May 28 2021
Moody's	B2	Negative	Apr 29 2021
Fitch	B+	Stable	Aug 14 2020
S&P	B+	Stable	Mar 26 2020
S&P	B+	Positive	Nov 29 2019
Moody's	B2	Stable	Dec 17 2018
Moody's	B2	Negative	Aug 03 2018
Fitch	BB-	Stable	Mar 01 2018
S&P	B+	Stable	Dec 01 2017
Fitch	BB+	Negative	Nov 10 2017
Moody's	B1	Negative	Jul 28 2017
Fitch	BB+	Negative	Jun 30 2017
Fitch	BB+	Negative	Jun 12 2017
S&P	BB-	Negative	Jun 02 2017
S&P	BB-	Stable	Dec 09 2016
Fitch	BB+	Stable	Jun 28 2016
Moody's	Ba2	Negative	May 14 2016
Moody's	Ba1	Negative Watch	Mar 04 2016
S&P	BB	Stable	Feb 17 2016
Fitch	BBB-	Negative	Dec 04 2015
Fitch	BBB-	Stable	Jun 05 2015
Moody's	Baa3	Negative	Apr 16 2015
S&P	BBB-	Negative	Feb 09 2015
Fitch	BBB	Negative	Dec 19 2014
S&P	BBB	Negative	Dec 12 2014
Moody's	Baa2	Negative	Sep 18 2013
Moody's	Baa1	Negative Watch	Jun 14 2013
S&P	BBB	Stable	Jan 28 2013
Fitch	BBB	Stable	Nov 21 2011
Fitch	BBB	Stable	Aug 03 2011
S&P	BBB	Negative	Jul 20 2011
Moody's	Baa1	Negative	May 26 2011
S&P	BBB	Negative Watch	Mar 18 2011
Fitch	BBB	Negative Watch	Mar 15 2011
Fitch	A-	Negative	Mar 03 2011
Moody's	A3	Negative Watch	Feb 23 2011
S&P	A-	Negative Watch	Feb 21 2011
Fitch	A	Negative Watch	Feb 17 2011
Moody's	A3	Stable	Aug 23 2010
Moody's	A2	Negative	Jan 06 2009
Fitch	A	Stable	Aug 24 2007
Moody's	A2	Stable	Jul 25 2007
Moody's	A3	Positive	Oct 04 2006
Moody's	Baa1	Positive Watch	Sep 07 2006
Fitch	A-	Positive	Aug 17 2006
S&P	A	Stable	Apr 05 2006
Moody's	Baa1	Stable	Dec 11 2003
S&P	A-	Positive	Dec 02 2003
Fitch	A-	Stable	Jan 10 2003
Fitch	BBB	Positive Watch	Dec 16 2002
Moody's	Baa3	Stable	Aug 15 2002
S&P	A-	Stable	Jul 15 2002
Fitch	BBB	Stable	Nov 27 2001
Fitch	BBB-	Stable	Sep 21 2000
Fitch	BBB-	N/A	Feb 16 2000
Moody's	Ba1	Stable	Jan 29 1996