Barbados Credit Ratings & Outlooks

País	Moody's	S&P	Fitch	DBRS	Scope Ratings
Barbados	B3 Stable	B Positive	B+ Positive	NR	NR

Historia del Rating Crediticio.

País	Date of Change	Agencia de Rating	Rating Anterior	Pronóstico Anterior	Rating Actual	Current Outlook
Barbados	oct. 09, 2025	Fitch	B+	Stable	B+	Positive
Barbados	nov. 05, 2024	S&P	B-	Positive	B	Positive
Barbados	oct. 15, 2024	Fitch	B	Positive	B+	Stable
Barbados	oct. 26, 2023	S&P	B-	Stable	B-	Positive
Barbados	oct. 17, 2023	Fitch	B	Stable	B	Positive
Barbados	ago. 03, 2023	Moody's	Caa1	Stable	B3	Stable
Barbados	oct. 20, 2022	Fitch	NR		B	Stable
Barbados	ene. 13, 2020	S&P	B-	Stable	B-	Stable
Barbados	dic. 11, 2019	S&P	SD	—	B-	Stable
Barbados	jul. 03, 2019	Moody's	Caa3	Stable	Caa1	Stable
Barbados	jun. 06, 2018	S&P	CCC+	Negative	SD	—
Barbados	mar. 09, 2017	Moody's	Caa1	Stable	Caa3	Stable
Barbados	mar. 03, 2017	S&P	B-	Negative	CCC+	Negative
Barbados	sep. 23, 2016	S&P	B	Negative	B-	Negative
Barbados	abr. 04, 2016	Moody's	B3	Negative	Caa1	Stable
Barbados	dic. 19, 2014	S&P	BB-	Negative	B	Negative
Barbados	jun. 02, 2014	Moody's	Ba3	Negative	B3	Negative
Barbados	dic. 20, 2013	Moody's	Ba1	Negative	Ba3	Negative
Barbados	nov. 20, 2013	S&P	BB+	Negative	BB-	Negative
Barbados	jul. 18, 2013	S&P	BB+	Stable	BB+	Negative

Tabla de Claves

Grado	Moody's	S&P	Fitch	DBRS	Scope Ratings
Principal	Aaa	AAA	AAA	AAA	AAA
Grado Alto	Aa1	AA+	AA+	AA (high)	AA+
	Aa2	AA	AA	AA	AA
	Aa3	AA-	AA-	AA (low)	AA-
Grado Medio Superior	A1	A+	A+	A (high)	A+
	A2	A	A	A	A
	A3	A-	A-	A (low)	A-
Grado Medio Inferior	Baa1	BBB+	BBB+	BBB (high)	BBB+
	Baa2	BBB	BBB	BBB	BBB
	Baa3	BBB-	BBB-	BBB (low)	BBB-
Grado de No Inversión Especulativo	Ba1	BB+	BB+	BB (high)	BB+
	Ba2	BB	BB	BB	BB
	Ba3	BB-	BB-	BB (low)	BB-
Highly Speculative Grade	B1	B+	B+	B (high)	B+
	B2	B	B	B	B
	B3	B-	B-	B (low)	B-
Substantial Risk Grade	Caa1	CCC+	CCC+	CCC
	Caa2	CCC	CCC	CCC	CCC
	Caa3	CCC-	CCC-	CCC
Extremely Speculative Grade	Ca	CC	CC	CCC	CC
Extremely Speculative Grade			C	CCC	C
En Impago con Pocas Perspectivas de Recuperación		CD	RD	RD
En Impago		SD		SD
	C	D	D	D	D
			DD	DD
			DDD	DDD
No Calificado.	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Preguntas frecuentes

What is Barbados’s current credit rating?

Barbados’s sovereign credit rating reflects its government’s ability and willingness to meet debt obligations. It is assigned by major agencies such as S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS, and Scope, and represents how international markets view Barbados’s credit risk.

Has Barbados’s credit rating changed recently?

This page lists the latest rating and outlook actions for Barbados, showing when each agency last reviewed or changed its assessment.

Why does Barbados’s credit rating matter to investors?

Ratings directly affect borrowing costs, investor confidence, and market access. Changes can influence Barbados's bond yields, currency, and equity flows as investors reassess risk.

How does Barbados’s rating compare to other countries?

You can explore how Barbados ranks globally using our Credit Ratings Hub, which displays all countries’ ratings from S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, DBRS, and Scope.

What do outlooks like Positive, Stable, and Negative mean?

They indicate the expected direction of a rating. Positive signals a possible upgrade, Stable means no change is likely, and Negative points to potential downgrade risk

What is the difference between investment grade and speculative grade?

Investment grade (BBB−/Baa3 or higher) means relatively low risk and steady market access. A speculative grade (BB+/Ba1 or lower) signals higher risk and volatility, but can attract yield-seeking investors.

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