Credit Risk Ratings for Richest Countries

Ordered starting with best credit risk rating scores.  Only 4 countries achieved the top 100 score.

Richest Asian Countries  (with world richest ranking)

 1. China: 80-Upper medium grade
 3. India: 48-Speculative
 4. Japan: 78-Upper medium grade
 8. Indonesia: 46-Speculative
13. South Korea: 84-Upper medium grade 20. Thailand: 63-Lower medium grade
22. Taiwan: 82-Upper medium grade
25. Pakistan: 19-Extremely speculative
27. Malaysia: 66-Lower medium grade
29. Philippines: 53-Non-investment grade
33. Bangladesh: 40-Speculative

Richest European Countries
 5. Germany: 100-Prime
 6. Russia: 43-Speculative
 9. United Kingdom: 95-High grade
10. France: 90-High grade
12. Italy: 60-Lower medium grade
15. Spain: 62-Lower medium grade
17. Turkey: 44-Speculative
24. Poland: 67-Lower medium grade
28. Netherlands: 100-Prime
37. Belgium: 88-High grade
39. Switzerland: 100-Prime

Richest North American Countries
 2. United States: 97-High grade
11. Mexico: 60-Lower medium grade
16. Canada: 99-High grade

Richest Oceania Countries
19. Australia: 97-High grade
68. New Zealand: 90-High grade

Richest Middle Eastern Countries
14. Saudi Arabia: 86-High grade
18. Iran: not provided
32. United Arab Emirates: 90-High grade
36. Iraq: 25-Highly speculative
55. Israel: 76-Upper medium grade

Richest Scandinavian Countries
38. Sweden: 99-High grade
48. Norway: 99-High grade
60. Denmark: 100-Prime

Richest Nordic Countries
62. Finland: 96-High grade
148. Iceland: 55-Lower medium grade

Richest South American Countries
 7. Brazil: 34-Highly speculative
26. Argentina: 15-Extremely speculative
31. Colombia: 52-Non-investment grade
41. Venezuela: 5-Little prospect for default recovery
44. Chile: 78-Upper medium grade
47. Peru: 60-Lower medium grade
65. Ecuador: 29-Highly speculative
92. Bolivia: 38-Highly speculative
93. Cameroon: 30-Highly speculative
94. Yemen: not provided
95. Uruguay: 56-Lower medium grade
102. Paraguay: 41-Speculative

Richest African Countries
21. Nigeria: 28-Highly speculative
23. Egypt: 28-Highly speculative
30. South Africa: 49-Speculative
34. Algeria: not provided
57. Morocco: 54-Non-investment grade
64. Angola: 41-Speculative
69. Ethiopia: 31-Highly speculative
74. Kenya: 20-Substantial risks
75. Tanzania: not provided
79. Tunisia: 44-Speculative
80. Ghana: 31-Highly speculative
85. Libya: not provided