Clasificación de riesgo país o sovereign risk
Clasificación de riesgo país según las tres principales calificadoras
| Moody’s | Standard and Poor’s | Fitch Ratings | |
| Investment Grade | |||
| Highest Quality | Aaa | AAA | AAA |
| High Quality | Aa1, Aa2, Aa3 | AA+, AA, AA- | AA+, AA, AA- |
| Upper Medium | A1, A2, A3 | A+, A, A- | A+, A, A- |
| Medium | Baa1, Baa2, Baa3 | BBB+, BBB, BBB- | BBB+, BBB, BBB- |
| Not Investment Grade | Ba1 | BB+ | BB+ |
| Speculative Medium | Ba2, Ba3 | BB, BB- | BB, BB- |
| Speculative Lower Grade | B1, B2, B3 | B+, B, B- | B+, B, B- |
| Speculative Risky | Caa1 | CCC+ | CCC |
| Speculative Poor Standing | Caa2, Caa3 | CCC, CCC- | – |
| No Payments / Bankruptcy | Ca / C | – | – |
| In Default | – | D | DDD, DD, D |
The Economist
| Band | Characteristics |
| AAA | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations not in question under any foreseeable circumstances. |
| AA | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations not in question. |
| A | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations strong. |
| BBB | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations currently but somewhat susceptible to changes in economic climate. |
| BB | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations currently but susceptible to changes in economic climate. |
| B | Capacity and commitment to honour obligations currently but very susceptible to changes in economic climate. |
| CCC | Questionable capacity and commitment to honour obligations. Patchy payment record. |
| CC | Somewhat weak capacity and commitment to honour obligations. Patchy payment record. Likely to be in default on some obligations. |
| C | Weak capacity and commitment to honour obligations. Patchy payment record. Likely to be in default on significant amount of obligations. |
| D | Very weak capacity and commitment to honour obligations. Poor payment record. Currently in default on significant amount of obligations. |
[...] En este momento la deuda pública de Colombia tiene un nivel de BB+ en Standard and Poor’s. Es justamente el nivel más alto antes del grado de inversión. Si quiere ver como son las calificaciones de riesgo país de las diferentes agencias calificadoras de riesgo y sus equivalencias puede hacer click acá. [...]