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. Fitch's credit rating for Kuwait was last reported at AA- 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
Fitch	AA-	Stable	Jan 27 2022
S&P	A+	Negative	Jul 16 2021
Fitch	AA	Negative	Feb 02 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
Fitch	AA	Stable	Nov 21 2011
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
Fitch	AA	Stable	Sep 04 2008
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
Fitch	AA-	Stable	Jun 10 2002
Moody's	A2	Stable	May 15 2002
S&P	A+	Stable	Apr 04 2002
Fitch	A+	Positive	Jun 12 2001
Fitch	A	Positive	Sep 21 2000
Moody's	Baa1	Positive	Nov 15 1999
S&P	A	Stable	Oct 23 1997
Moody's	Baa1	Stable	Jan 29 1996