Rating: South Korea Credit Rating 2024

Rating Moody's South Korea

Long term Rating				Short term Rating
Foreign currency		Local currency		Foreign currency		Local currency
Date	Rating(Outlook)	Date	Rating	Date	Rating	Date	Rating
2022-04-21	Aa2 (Stable)
2020-05-12	Aa2 (Stable)
2018-06-18	Aa2 (Stable)
2015-12-18	Aa2 (Stable)
2015-04-10	Aa3 (Positive)
2012-08-27	Aa3 (Stable)
2012-04-02	(Positive)
2010-04-14	A1
2007-07-25	A2 (Stable)
2007-07-03	(Under Review)
2006-04-25	(Positive)
2004-06-11	(Stable)
2003-11-15	(Negative)	2022-04-21	Aa2
2002-03-28	A3	2020-05-12	Aa2
1999-12-16	Baa2	2018-06-18	Aa2
1999-02-12	Baa3	2015-12-18	Aa2
1997-12-21	Ba1	2015-04-10	Aa3
1997-12-10	Baa2	2012-08-27	Aa3
1997-11-27	A3	2010-04-14	A1
1997-08-05	A1	2007-07-25	A2
1990-04-04	A1	2002-03-28	A3
1986-11-18	A2	1998-12-04	Baa1

Moody's: Long term Rating

Rating S&P South Korea

Long term Rating				Short term Rating
Foreign currency		Local currency		Foreign currency		Local currency
Date	Rating(Outlook)	Date	Rating	Date	Rating	Date	Rating
2016-08-07	AA (Stable)
2015-09-15	AA- (Stable)	2016-08-07	AA
2014-09-19	(Positive)	2012-09-14	AA-
2012-09-14	A+ (Stable)	2012-09-13	AA-			2012-09-14	A-1+
2012-09-13	A+ (Stable)	2005-11-03	AA-	2015-09-15	A-1+	2012-09-13	A-1+
2005-07-27	A (Stable)	2001-11-13	A+	2005-07-27	A-1	1999-11-11	A-1

S&P: Long term Rating

Rating Fitch South Korea

Long term Rating				Short term Rating
Foreign currency		Local currency		Foreign currency		Local currency
Date	Rating(Outlook)	Date	Rating	Date	Rating	Date	Rating
		2020-02-11	AA-	2020-02-11	F1+
2020-02-11	AA-	2019-08-08	AA-	2019-08-08	F1+
2019-08-08	AA-	2019-01-23	AA-	2019-01-23	F1+
2019-01-23	AA-	2018-06-21	AA-	2018-06-21	F1+
2018-06-21	AA- (Stable)	2017-10-11	AA-	2017-10-11	F1+
2017-10-11	AA- (Stable)	2016-10-20	AA-	2016-10-20	F1+
2016-10-20	AA- (Stable)	2016-07-22	AA-	2016-07-22	F1+
2016-07-22	AA- (Stable)	2016-02-02	AA	2016-02-02	F1+
2016-02-02	AA- (Stable)	2015-07-13	AA	2015-07-13	F1+
2015-07-13	AA-	2014-09-29	AA	2014-09-29	F1+
2014-09-29	AA- (Stable)	2014-09-23	AA	2014-09-23	F1+
2014-09-23	AA- (Stable)	2014-09-09	AA	2014-09-09	F1+
2014-09-09	AA- (Stable)	2014-08-29	AA	2014-08-29	F1+
2014-08-29	AA- (Stable)	2014-08-19	AA	2014-08-19	F1+
2014-08-19	AA- (Stable)	2014-08-05	AA	2014-08-05	F1+
2014-08-05	AA- (Stable)	2014-07-30	AA	2014-07-30	F1+
2014-07-30	AA- (Stable)	2014-07-24	AA	2014-07-24	F1+
2014-07-24	AA- (Stable)	2014-07-04	AA	2014-07-04	F1+
2014-07-04	AA- (Stable)	2014-06-25	AA	2014-06-25	F1+
2014-06-25	AA- (Stable)	2014-06-10	AA	2014-06-10	F1+
2014-06-10	AA- (Stable)	2014-06-03	AA	2014-06-03	F1+
2014-06-03	AA- (Stable)	2014-05-30	AA	2014-05-30	F1+
2014-05-30	AA- (Stable)	2014-05-22	AA	2014-05-22	F1+
2014-05-22	AA- (Stable)	2014-05-09	AA	2014-05-09	F1+
2014-05-09	AA- (Stable)	2014-04-28	AA	2014-04-28	F1+
2014-04-28	AA- (Stable)	2014-04-11	AA	2014-04-11	F1+
2014-04-11	AA- (Stable)	2014-04-04	AA	2014-04-04	F1+
2014-04-04	AA- (Stable)	2014-03-28	AA	2014-03-28	F1+
2014-03-28	AA- (Stable)	2014-03-10	AA	2014-03-10	F1+
2014-03-10	AA- (Stable)	2014-03-04	AA	2014-03-04	F1+
2014-03-04	AA- (Stable)	2013-12-13	AA	2013-12-13	F1+
2013-12-13	AA- (Stable)	2013-10-01	AA	2013-10-01	F1+
2013-10-01	AA- (Stable)	2013-09-03	AA	2013-09-03	F1+
2013-09-03	AA- (Stable)	2013-07-29	AA	2013-07-29	F1+
2013-07-29	AA- (Stable)	2013-07-15	AA	2013-07-15	F1+
2013-07-15	AA- (Stable)	2013-07-04	AA	2013-07-04	F1+
2013-07-04	AA- (Stable)	2013-06-27	AA	2013-06-27	F1+
2013-06-27	AA- (Stable)	2013-05-30	AA	2013-05-30	F1+
2013-05-30	AA- (Stable)	2013-05-14	AA	2013-05-14	F1+
2013-05-14	AA- (Stable)	2013-03-28	AA	2013-03-28	F1+
2013-03-28	AA- (Stable)	2013-03-07	AA	2013-03-07	F1+
2013-03-07	AA- (Stable)	2012-09-06	AA	2012-09-06	F1+
2012-08-17	A+	2012-08-17	AA	2012-08-17	F1
2012-06-28	A+	2012-06-28	AA	2012-06-28	F1
2012-05-28	A+	2012-05-28	AA	2012-05-28	F1
2011-12-09	A+	2011-12-09	AA	2011-12-09	F1
2011-11-07	A+	2011-11-07	AA	2011-11-07	F1
2011-06-07	A+ (Stable)	2011-06-07	AA	2011-06-07	F1
2009-09-01	A+ (Stable)	2009-09-01	AA	2009-09-01	F1
2008-11-09	A+ (Negative)	2008-11-09	AA	2008-11-09	F1
2005-10-23	A+ (Stable)	2005-10-23	AA	2005-10-23	F1
2005-09-19	A (Positive)	2005-09-19	AA-	2005-09-19	F1
2002-06-27	A (Stable)	2002-06-27	AA-	2002-06-27	F1
2002-05-13	BBB+ (Positive)	2002-05-13	A	2002-05-13	F2
2000-09-21	BBB+ (Stable)	2000-09-21	A	2000-09-21	F2
2000-03-29	BBB+	2000-03-29	A	2000-03-29	F2
1999-06-24	BBB	1999-06-24	A-	1999-06-24	F2
1999-04-26	BBB- (Positive)	1999-04-26	A-	1999-04-26	F3
1999-01-19	BBB-	1999-01-19	A-	1999-01-19	F3
1998-12-22	BB+ (Positive)	1998-12-22	A-	1998-12-22	B
1998-06-19	BB+	1998-06-19	A-	1998-06-19	B
1998-02-03	BB+ (Positive)	1998-02-03	A-	1998-02-03	B
1998-01-21	B- (Positive)	1998-01-21	BBB-	1998-01-21	B
1997-12-23	B- (Negative)	1997-12-23	BBB-	1997-12-23	B
1997-12-12	BBB- (Negative)	1997-12-12	A	1997-12-12	F3
1997-12-11	BBB- (Negative)	1997-12-11	AA	1997-12-11	F3	2020-02-11	F1+
1997-11-26	A	1997-11-26	AA	1997-11-26	F2	2019-08-08	F1+
1997-11-18	A+	1997-11-18	AA+	1997-11-18	F1	2019-01-23	F1+
1996-06-27	AA-	1996-06-27	AAA	1996-06-27	F1+	2018-06-21	F1+

Fitch: Long term Rating

Grade	Moody's	S&P	Fitch
Prime	Aaa	AAA	AAA
High grade	Aa1	AA+	AA+
	Aa2	AA	AA
	Aa3	AA-	AA-
Upper medium grade	A1	A+	A+
	A2	A	A
	A3	A-	A-
Lower medium grade	Baa1	BBB+	BBB+
	Baa2	BBB	BBB
	Baa3	BBB-	BBB-
Non-investment grade speculative	Ba1	BB+	BB+
	Ba2	BB	BB
	Ba3	BB-	BB-
Highly speculative	B1	B+	B+
	B2	B	B
	B3	B-	B-
Substantial risks	Caa1	CCC+	CCC+
	Caa2	CCC	CCC
	Caa3	CCC-	CCC-
Extremely speculative	Ca	CC	CC
Extremely speculative			C
In default with little prospect for recovery		SD	RD
In default	C	D	D
			DD
			DDD
Not rated	WR	NR

Grade	Moodys	S&P	Fitch
High grade	P-1	A-1+	F1+
Upper medium grade	P-1	A-1	F1
Lower medium grade	P-2	A-2	F2
Non-investment grade speculative	P-3	A-3	F3
Highly speculative		B	B
Extremely speculative	NP	C	C