Independent thinking. Measurable risk.

A clearer view
of a complex
world.

Ratings, research, and analytical tools that turn market complexity into a perspective you can use.

Young’s Rating Services
Philadelphia · Global coverage
Discover the difference
Looking upward between the towers of a global financial district
Perspective changes what you see.Independent research / Institutional focus
50
Sovereigns covered
02
Proprietary sovereign indices
0–100
One comparable scale
Weekly
A consistent ratings cadence

The world moves.
Your framework
should hold.

Clarity starts with a repeatable process. We bring structure to sovereign risk and carry that discipline into every product.

01

Score.

A deterministic framework turns public macroeconomic and market data into comparable scores. Same inputs. Same result.

02

Flag.

Identify stress in the underlying categories, from fiscal conditions and monetary policy to leverage and external resilience.

03

Log.

Follow changes, threshold crossings, and timestamps. Keep the record behind the view, not just the latest number.

At the core / Sovereign ratings

Two questions.
Fifty countries.
Every week.

How stable is a country’s monetary system? How vulnerable are its government bonds to market-value risk? CBMSRR and GMVRR examine each question separately.

01 / Monetary stability0—100

CBMSRR

Central Bank Monetary Stability Rating

Higher scoreMore stability
Critical
<30
Warning
30–45
Neutral
45–70
Stable
>70
02 / Bond market risk0—100

GMVRR

Government Market Value Risk Rating

Higher scoreMore risk
Safe
<30
Neutral
30–55
Warning
55–70
Critical
>70

Read the direction first. A higher CBMSRR means greater stability; a higher GMVRR means greater risk.

Different mandates.
A shared need for clarity.

For institutions, analysts, and advisors navigating interconnected markets.

Aerial view of container terminals and global trade infrastructure
Research / Independent by design

Beyond the headline.
Into the underlying risk.

Equity research. Macro analysis. Sovereign notes. Event-driven studies. Our work connects the question in front of you with the evidence behind it.

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Built for your workflow

From our models.
To your systems.

Access ratings through REST API, S3, SFTP, or familiar file formats. Connect current scores, critical flags, and historical records to the way your team already works.

REST API / Example request
GET /functions/v1/ratings-api?country=US&type=both
Host: api.youngsratings.com
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
CSV · JSON · XLSXAPI · S3 · SFTPEmail · Webhook

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