Bahrain - Credit Rating

Standard & Poor's credit rating for Bahrain stands at B with stable outlook. Moody's credit rating for Bahrain was last set at B2 with negative 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	Stable	Nov 21 2025
S&P	B+	Negative	Apr 24 2025
S&P	B+	Stable	Nov 24 2023
S&P	B+	Positive	Nov 25 2022
S&P	B+	Stable	Nov 26 2021
S&P	B+	Negative	May 28 2021
S&P	B+	Stable	Mar 26 2020
S&P	B+	Positive	Nov 29 2019
S&P	B+	Stable	Dec 01 2017
S&P	BB-	Negative	Jun 02 2017
S&P	BB-	Stable	Dec 09 2016
S&P	BB	Stable	Feb 17 2016
S&P	BBB-	Negative	Feb 09 2015
S&P	BBB	Negative	Dec 12 2014
S&P	BBB	Stable	Jan 28 2013
S&P	BBB	Negative	Jul 20 2011
S&P	BBB	Negative Watch	Mar 18 2011
S&P	A-	Negative Watch	Feb 21 2011
S&P	A	Stable	Apr 05 2006
S&P	A-	Positive	Dec 02 2003
S&P	A-	Stable	Jul 15 2002