Table 6

A Comparison of Country Risk Providers
Country S&P Moody's II CCR ICRGC ICRGP ICRGF ICRGE
Argentina BB- B1 38.8 70.0 74.0 34.0 31.5
Australia AA Aa2 71.2 82.5 83.0 44.0 37.5
Austria AAA Aaa 86.2 84.0 81.0 47.0 39.5
Belgium AA+ Aa1 79.2 83.0 79.0 46.0 41.0
Brazil B+ B1 34.9 62.5 64.0 33.0 28.0
Canada AA+ Aa2 80.3 83.0 81.0 46.0 39.0
Chile A- Baa1 57.4 79.5 74.0 43.0 42.0
Colombia BBB- Baa3 46.5 68.0 60.0 40.0 35.5
Czech Republic A Baa1 58.4 82.0 80.0 42.0 41.5
Denmark AA+ Aa1 79.9 87.5 84.0 48.0 42.5
Finland AA- Aa2 71.4 84.5 87.0 43.0 39.0
France AAA Aaa 89.1 82.0 80.0 44.0 40.0
Germany AAA Aaa 90.9 84.5 83.0 47.0 39.0
Greece BBB- Baa3 50.0 75.0 75.0 38.0 36.5
Hong Kong A A3 67.0 81.0 72.0 46.0 43.5
Hungary BB+ Ba1 45.0 72.5 78.0 39.0 28.0
India BB+ Baa3 46.1 69.0 63.0 37.0 37.5
Indonesia BBB Baa3 52.4 69.5 63.0 39.0 37.0
Ireland AA Aa2 73.4 84.0 85.0 44.0 38.5
Italy AA A1 72.3 77.0 75.0 41.0 38.0
Japan AAA Aaa 91.6 86.0 80.0 48.0 44.0
Malaysia A+ A1 69.1 80.5 76.0 43.0 42.0
Mexico BB Ba2 41.8 66.0 65.0 37.0 30.0
Netherlands AAA Aaa 89.3 86.0 84.0 47.0 40.5
New Zealand AA Aa2 69.4 83.5 84.0 46.0 36.5
Nigeria NR NR 15.8 52.5 52.0 26.0 26.5
Norway AAA Aa1 81.6 87.0 83.0 46.0 44.5
Pakistan B+ B1 30.7 59.5 54.0 33.0 31.5
Peru NR NR 25.8 60.0 56.0 31.0 33.0
Philippines BB Ba2 36.8 67.5 62.0 37.0 35.5
Poland BB Baa3 37.6 78.0 79.0 40.0 37.0
Portugal AA- A1 68.4 80.0 75.0 43.0 41.5
Singapore AAA Aa2 84.0 86.0 80.0 48.0 44.0
South Africa BB+ Baa3 45.2 76.5 75.0 41.0 36.5
South Korea AA- A1 72.2 82.0 77.0 46.0 41.0
Spain AA Aa2 73.7 74.0 69.0 41.0 38.0
Sweden AA+ Aa3 74.1 82.0 81.0 43.0 39.5
Switzerland AAA Aaa 92.2 89.0 85.0 50.0 43.0
Taiwan AA+ Aa3 79.9 84.5 77.0 48.0 44.0
Thailand A A2 63.8 77.0 69.0 43.0 41.5
Turkey B+ Ba3 40.9 62.5 59.0 36.0 30.0
United Kingdom AAA Aaa 87.8 79.5 78.0 46.0 35.0
USA AAA Aaa 90.7 83.0 80.0 48.0 38.0
Venezuela B+ Ba2 31.4 66.5 65.0 34.0 34.0
Zimbabwe NR NR 31.0 64.5 66.0 31.0 31.5
S&P Rank Correlation 95.2% 87.6% 77.0% 90.2% 72.4%
Moody's Rank Correlation 95.1% 87.5% 79.5% 89.8% 67.6%

Last Update: 5/28/96

Name: Campbell R. Harvey

Email: charvey@mail.duke.edu