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Country categories

The country risk classification for your export market.

Classification and systematics

Here you will find the current country classification applicable under the export credit guarantee scheme of the Federal Republic of Germany in alphabetical order. Explanatory notes on the country risk classification system as well as the historical classifications are made available by the OECD.

If one of the multilateral/regional financial institutions named in the table below is included as borrower or guarantor, the premium will be calculated on the basis of a market test.

 

*) The countries marked *) are high-income countries of the OECD and the euroarea, which are not classified by the OECD with regard to their risk. A premium category, that applies to all OECD countries, does not exist. The premium is calculated on the basis of a market test.

**) In order to avoid competitive distortions within the EU common market, a market test is also carried out for countries marked **). As a result, the premium may be higher than that of the country risk category stated.

 

Selection:

A   |   B   |   C   |   D   |   E   |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |   J   |   K   |   L   |   M   |   N   |   O   |   P   |   Q   |   R   |   S   |   T   |   U   |   V   |   W   |    |   Z

 

Changes

The following changes in the German country risk classification system took effect on 9 February 2024:

Country

New category

Previous category

Croatia

./.

3

Georgia

5

6

Montenegro

6

7

Oman

4

5

Qatar

2

3

A

CountryCategory
Afghanistan

7

Albania

5

Algeria

5

American Samoa **)

2

American Virgin Islands **)

2

Andorra *)

./.

Angola

6

Antigua and Barbuda

7

Anguilla *)

./.

Argentina

7

Armenia

6

Aruba

5

Australia *)

./.

Austria *)

./.

Azerbaijan

4

 

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B

CountryCategory
Bahamas

4

Bahrain

6

Bangladesh

5

Belarus

7

Belgium *)

./.

Belize

7

Benin

6

Bermuda

2

BES Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba)  *)

./.

Bhutan

6

Bolivia

6

Bosnia and Herzegovina

6

Botswana

3

Brazil

5

British Virgin Islands

2

Brunei

2

Bulgaria **)

3

Burkina Faso

7

Burundi

7

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C

CountryCategory
Cabo Verde

6

Cambodia

6

Cameroon

6

Canada *)

./.

Canary Islands *)

./.

Cayman Islands

2

Central African Republic

7

Ceuta & Melilla *)

./.

Chad

7

Chile *)

./.

China, PR

2

Colombia

4

Congo, Rep. (Brazzaville)

7

Congo, Dem Rep. (Zaire)

7

Cook Islands *)

7

Costa Rica

4

Côte d’Ivoire

5

Croatia *)

./.

Cuba

7

Curaçao

5

Cyprus *)

./.

Czech Republic *)

./.

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D

CountryCategory
Denmark *)

./.

Djibouti

7

Dominica

5

Dominican Republic

4

 

 

 

 

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E

CountryCategory
Ecuador

6

Egypt

6

El Salvador

7

Equatorial Guinea

7

Eritrea

7

Estonia *)

./.

Eswatini

6

Ethiopia

7

 

 

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F

CountryCategory
Falkland Islands *)

./.

Fidji

5

Finland *)

./.

France *)

./.

French Guiana *)

./.

French Polynesia

2

 

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G

CountryCategory
Gabon

6

Gambia

7

Georgia

5

Ghana

7

Gibraltar *)

./.

Greece *)

./.

Greenland *)

./.

Grenada

7

Guadeloupe *)

./.

Guam **)

2

Guatemala

4

Guinea

7

Guinea-Bissau

7

Guyana

5

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H

CountryCategory
Haiti

7

Honduras

5

Hong Kong (China, PR)

2

Hungary *)

./.

 

 

 

 

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I

CountryCategory
Iceland *)

./.

India

3

Indonesia

3

Iran

7

Iraq

7

Ireland *)

./.

Israel **)

./.

Italy *)

./.

 

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J

CountryCategory
Jamaica6
Japan *)./.
Jordan5

 

 

 

 

 

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K

CountryCategory
Kazakhstan

5

Kenya

7

Korea, DPR (North)

7

Korea, (South) *)

./.

Kosovo

6

Kuwait

2

Kyrgyzstan

7

 

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L

CountryCategory
Laos, DPR

7

Lativa *)

./.

Lebanon

7

Lesotho

6

Liberia

7

Libya

7

Liechtenstein *)

./.

Lithuania *)

./.

Louxemburg *)

./.

 

 

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M

CountryCategory
Macao

2

Madagascar

7

Malawi

7

Malaysia

2

Maldives

7

Mali

7

Malta *)

./.

Marshall Islands

4

Martinique *)

./.

Mauritania

7

Mauritius

3

Mayotte *)

./.

Mexico

3

Moldova

7

Monaco *)

./.

Mongolia

7

Montenegro

6

Montserrat *)

./.

Morocco

3

Mozambique

7

Myanmar (Burma)

7

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N

CountryCategory
Namibia

6

Nepal

6

Netherlands *)

./.

New Caledonia

2

New Zealand *)

./.

Nicaragua

7

Niger

7

Nigeria

6

Niue *)

./.

Northern Mariana Islands **)

2

North Macedonia

5

Norway *)

./.

 

 

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O

CountryCategory
Oman

4

 

 

 

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P

CountryCategory
Pakistan

7

Palau

4

Palestine - Autonomous Terriories

7

Panama

4

Papua New Guinea

6

Paraguay

5

Peru

3

Philippines

3

Pitcairn Islands *)

./.

Poland *)

./.

Portugal *)

./.

Puerto Rico **)

2

 

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Q

CountryCategory
Qatar

2

 

 

 

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R

CountryCategory
Réunion *)

./.

Romania **)

3

Russia

7

Rwanda

6

 

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S

CountryCategory
Saint Helena *)

./.

Saint Kitts & Nevis

7

Saint Pierre & Miquelon *)

./.

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

5

Samoa (Western)

4

San Marino *)

./.

Sao Tome and Principe

7

Saudi Arabia

2

Senegal

5

Serbia

4

Seychelles

6

Sierra Leone

7

Singapore *)

0

Sint Maarten

5

Slovak Republic *)

./.

Slovenia *)

./.

Solomon Islands

7

Somalia

7

South Africa

4

South Sudan

7

Spain *)

./.

Sri Lanka

7

Sudan

7

Surinam

7

Sweden *)

./.

Switzerland *)

./.

Syrian Arab Republic

7

 

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T

CountryCategory
Taiwan

2

Tajikistan

7

Tanzania

6

Thailand

3

Timor-Leste

6

Togo

6

Trinidad und Tobago

3

Tunisia

7

Türkiye

5

Turkmenistan

7

Turks and Caicos Islands

5

 

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U

CountryCategory
Uganda

6

Ukraine

7

United Arab Emirates

2

United Kingdom *)

./.

United States of America *)

./.

Uruguay

3

Uzbekistan

5

 

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V

CountryCategory
Vatican City *)

./.

Venezuela

7

Vietnam

4

 

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W

CountryCategory
Wallis and Futuna *)

./.

 

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Y

CountryCategory
Yemen

./.

 

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Z

CountryCategory
Zambia

7

Zimbabwe

7

 

 

 

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Country Cover Policy

Click on the following link to find the decision situation for more than 200 countries. Read under the respective country which conditions exist for your export protection.

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Multilateral / regional financing institutions

(Inclusion in a project as borrower or guarantor: calculation of the premium on the basis of a market test)

InstitutionDomicile
AfDBAfrican Development BankAbidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
AfreximbankAfrican Export-Import BankCairo, Egypt
ADB*Asian Development BankManila, Philippines
BOADWest African Development BankLomé, Togo
BSTDBBlack Sea Trade and Development BankThessaloniki, Greece
CABEICentral American Bank for Economic IntegrationTegucigalpa, Honduras
CAFCorporación Andina de FomentoCaracas, Venezuela
EDBEurasian Development BankAlmaty, Kazakhstan
IIBInternational Investment BankMoskow, Russia
TDBEastern and Southern Trade and Development BankBujumbura, Burundi

The current list of the credit institutions is published by the OECD.

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