List of government bonds
Encyclopedia
This is a list of categories of Government bond
s around the world.
Ministry of Finance
Issued By: Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur, the Austrian Federal Financing Agency
Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur
Issued By: Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette, the Belgian Debt Agency
Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette
Issued By: Valtiokonttori, the Finland State Treasury
Valtiokonttori
Issued By: Agence France Trésor, the French Debt Agency
Agence France Trésor
Issued By: Finanzagentur GmbH, the German Debt Agency
Finanzagentur GmbH
Issued By: Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους, the Public Debt Management Agency (P.D.M.A.).
Negotiable debt : Euro 354bn on 31 March 2011
Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους - Public Debt Management Agency
Issued By: Dipartimento del Tesoro
Dipartimento del Tesoro
Issued by: Agentschap van het ministerie van Financiën, the Dutch State Treasury Agency
Dutch State Treasury Agency
Issued By: Tesoro Público, the Spanish Public Treasury
Tesoro Público
Issued By: Ministry of Finance
Issued By: UK Debt Management Office
UK Debt Management Office
Issued By: Lánasýsla ríkisins, the Icelandic National Debt Management Agency
Bond information in English
National Debt Management Agency
Issued By: Ministerul Finanțelor Publice, the Public Finance Ministry
Bond information in English from the Ministry of Public Finance
Issued By: Riksgäldskontoret, the Swedish National Debt Office
Riksgäldskontoret
Bureau of the Public Debt
Government bond
A government bond is a bond issued by a national government denominated in the country's own currency. Bonds are debt investments whereby an investor loans a certain amount of money, for a certain amount of time, with a certain interest rate, to a company or country...
s around the world.
| Moody's | S&P | Fitch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Term | Short Term | Long Term | Short Term | Long Term | Short Term | |
| Aaa | P-1 | AAA | A-1+ | AAA | A1+ | Prime |
| Aa1 | AA+ | AA+ | High grade | |||
| Aa2 | AA | AA | ||||
| Aa3 | AA- | AA- | ||||
| A1 | A+ | A-1 | A+ | A1 | Upper Medium grade | |
| A2 | A | A | ||||
| A3 | P-2 | A- | A-2 | A- | A2 | |
| Baa1 | BBB+ | BBB+ | Lower Medium grade | |||
| Baa2 | P-3 | BBB | A-3 | BBB | A3 | |
| Baa3 | BBB- | BBB- | ||||
| Ba1 | Not Prime | BB+ | B | BB+ | B | Non Investmentgrade speculative |
| Ba2 | BB | BB | ||||
| Ba3 | BB- | BB- | ||||
| B1 | B+ | B+ | Highly Speculative | |||
| B2 | B | B | ||||
| B3 | B- | B- | ||||
| Caa | CCC+ | C | CCC | C | Substantial risks | |
| Ca | CCC | Extremely speculative | ||||
| C | CCC- | In default with little prospect for discovery |
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| / | D | / | DDD | / | In default | |
| / | DD | |||||
| / | D | |||||
Main issuers
| Currency | Country | Generic Name or Nickname | Rating (S&P Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's is a United States-based financial services company. It is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds. It is well known for its stock-market indices, the US-based S&P 500, the Australian S&P/ASX 200, the Canadian... /Moody's Moody's Moody's Corporation is the holding company for Moody's Analytics and Moody's Investors Service, a credit rating agency which performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities. The company also ranks the credit-worthiness of borrowers using a standardized... ) |
Negotiable debt at mid-2005 (US dollar United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... bn equivalent) |
Government financial liabilities as % of GDP Gross domestic product Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living.... (end 2003 - source : OECD) |
Issuer | Internet site |
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| Yen | JGBs | AA-/A2 | 6,666 | 157.5% | Ministry of Finance (MoF) Ministry of Finance (Japan) The ' is one of cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government. The ministry was once named Ōkura-shō . The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance , who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from members of the Diet by the Prime Minister.The Ministry's origin was back in... |
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| US dollar | US Treasuries Treasury security A United States Treasury security is government debt issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. Treasury securities are the debt financing instruments of the United States federal government, and they are often referred to simply as Treasuries... |
AA+/Aaa | 4,000 | 62.5% | Bureau of the Public Debt Bureau of the Public Debt The Bureau of the Public Debt is an agency within the Fiscal Service of the United States Treasury Department. Under authority derived from Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, Public Debt is responsible for borrowing the money needed to operate the federal government, and is where donations... |
Site | |
| Euro Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... |
BTPs | AA- with negative outlook/Aa2 | 1,530 | 120.9% | Dipartimento del Tesoro | Site | |
| Euro Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... |
OAT Obligation assimilable du Trésor OATs are government bonds issued by Agence France Trésor , generally by auction according to an annual calendar published in advance. These fungible securities are issued with maturities of seven to 50 years, and have become the method of choice for placing the French government’s long-term debt. .... s |
AAA/Aaa | 1,300 | 71.2% | Agence France Trésor | Site | |
| Euro Euro The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,... |
Bunds | AAA/Aaa | 1,020 | 65.1% | Finanzagentur GmbH | Site | |
| Pound sterling Pound sterling The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence... |
Gilts Gilts Gilts are bonds issued by certain national governments. The term is of British origin, and originally referred to the debt securities issued by the Bank of England, which had a gilt edge. Hence, they are called gilt-edged securities, or gilts for short. The term is also sometimes used in Ireland... |
AAA/Aaa | 703 | 42.0% | UK Debt Management Office UK Debt Management Office The UK Debt Management Office , was established on 1 April 1998. The DMO is responsible for carrying out the Government's debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and managing the aggregate cash needs of the Exchequer in the most... |
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(AA-/A2)
Issued By: Ministry of Finance (MoF)Ministry of Finance (Japan)
The ' is one of cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government. The ministry was once named Ōkura-shō . The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance , who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from members of the Diet by the Prime Minister.The Ministry's origin was back in...
- Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs)
- Revenue Bonds/Straight Bonds
- Financing Bills
- Subsidy Bonds
- Subscription Bonds
- Contribution Bonds
- Demand Bonds (kofu kokusai)
- Index-linked Bonds (JGBi)
Ministry of Finance
(AAA)
Issued by: Hong Kong Monetary AuthorityHong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority or HKMA is Hong Kong's central banking institution . It is a government authority founded on 1 April 1993 via the consolidation of "Office of the Exchange Fund" and the "Office of the Commissioner of Banking"...
- Government Bond Programme http://www.hkgb.gov.hk/en/overview/introduction.html
(AA-/A+/A1)
Issued by: Ministry of Finance- Ministry of Finance http://www.mof.gov.cn/
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur, the Austrian Federal Financing Agency
- Government Bonds
- Debt Issuance Programme (DIP and DIP 144A)
- Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN)
- ATB-Programms
Österreichische Bundesfinanzierungsagentur
(AA/Aa1)
Issued By: Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette, the Belgian Debt Agency
- Belgian Treasury Bills BTB - bills, tap-issued
- Certificats de Trésorerie (CTs) - bills
- Obligations linéaires ordinaires (OLOs) - bonds
Agentschap van de schuld/Agence de la Dette
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Valtiokonttori, the Finland State Treasury
- Government Bonds
- Yield Bonds
- EMTN Programme
- Government Treasury Bills
Valtiokonttori
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Agence France Trésor, the French Debt Agency
- OATObligation assimilable du TrésorOATs are government bonds issued by Agence France Trésor , generally by auction according to an annual calendar published in advance. These fungible securities are issued with maturities of seven to 50 years, and have become the method of choice for placing the French government’s long-term debt. ....
s- BTFBTF (finance)BTFs are fixed-rate short-term discount Treasury bills issued by the French debt agency Agence France Trésor . They are fungible securities whose original maturity is less than or equal to one year...
s - bills of up to 1 year maturities - BTANBTANBTAN stands for Bon à Taux Annuel Normalisé . A bon in the french language can be a form, voucher or coupon. For example, a bon de commande is an order form. BTAN are coupons bearing French Government bonds with two and five year maturities.-External links:* de l'Agence France Trésor, qui gère la...
s - 1 to 6 year notes - Obligations assimilables du TrésorObligation assimilable du TrésorOATs are government bonds issued by Agence France Trésor , generally by auction according to an annual calendar published in advance. These fungible securities are issued with maturities of seven to 50 years, and have become the method of choice for placing the French government’s long-term debt. ....
(OATs) - 7 to 50 year bonds - TEC10 OATs - floating rate bonds indexed on constant 10year maturity OAT yields
- OATi - French inflation-indexed bonds
- OAT€i - Eurozone inflation-indexed bonds
- BTF
Agence France Trésor
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Finanzagentur GmbH, the German Debt Agency
- Bunds
- Bubill - bills
- Bundesschatzanweisungen (Schätze) - 2 year notes
- Bundesobligationen (Bobls) - 5 year notes
- Bundesanleihen (Bunds and Buxl) - 10 and 30 year bonds
Finanzagentur GmbH
(CCC/Caa1)
Issued By: Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους, the Public Debt Management Agency (P.D.M.A.).
Negotiable debt : Euro 354bn on 31 March 2011
Οργανισμός Διαχείρησης Δημοσίου Χρέους - Public Debt Management Agency
(AA- "with negative outlook"/Aa2)
Issued By: Dipartimento del Tesoro
- Buoni Ordinari del Tesoro (BOTs) - bills up to 1 year
- Certificati del Tesoro Zero Coupon (CTZ) - bills up to 2 year
- Buoni del Tesoro Poliannuali (BTPs) - bonds
- Certificati di Credito del Tesoro (CCTs) - floating rate notes
- BTP Indicizzato all'Inflazione - inflation linked bonds
Dipartimento del Tesoro
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued by: Agentschap van het ministerie van Financiën, the Dutch State Treasury Agency
- DTC (Dutch Treasury Certificates) - bills
- DSL (Dutch State Loans) - bonds
Dutch State Treasury Agency
(AA-/A-1+)
Issued By: Tesoro Público, the Spanish Public Treasury
- Letras del Tesoro - bills
- Bonos del Estado - bonds 2–5 years
- Obligaciones del Estado - bonds 5+ years
Tesoro Público
(Baa3 Stable/Baa3)
Issued By: Ministry of Finance
Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
The Council of Ministers is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria. It consists of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria and all the specialized ministers....
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: UK Debt Management Office
UK Debt Management Office
The UK Debt Management Office , was established on 1 April 1998. The DMO is responsible for carrying out the Government's debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and managing the aggregate cash needs of the Exchequer in the most...
- GiltsGiltsGilts are bonds issued by certain national governments. The term is of British origin, and originally referred to the debt securities issued by the Bank of England, which had a gilt edge. Hence, they are called gilt-edged securities, or gilts for short. The term is also sometimes used in Ireland...
- Conventional Gilts
- Index-linked Gilts
- Double-Dated Gilts
- Undated Gilts (ConsolsConsolsConsol is a form of British government bond , dating originally from the 18th century. The first consols were originally issued in 1751...
and War Loans) - Gilt Strips
UK Debt Management Office
(BB+)
Issued By: Lánasýsla ríkisins, the Icelandic National Debt Management Agency
Bond information in English
National Debt Management Agency
(BB+)
Issued By: Ministerul Finanțelor Publice, the Public Finance Ministry
Ministry of Public Finance (Romania)
The Ministry of Public Finance of Romania is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania.The minister's seat is currently held by the Democratic Liberal Party's Gheorghe Ialomiţeanu.The following agencies are subordinated to the Minister:...
- Certificate de trezorerie - bills, maturity up to a year
- Obligațiuni de stat - bonds
Bond information in English from the Ministry of Public Finance
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By: Riksgäldskontoret, the Swedish National Debt Office
Swedish National Debt Office
The Swedish National Debt Office founded by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1789, is a Government agency in Sweden. The first task of the Debt office was to finance the War against Russia started by King Gustav III....
Riksgäldskontoret
(AA+/Aaa)
Issued By: Bureau of the Public DebtBureau of the Public Debt
The Bureau of the Public Debt is an agency within the Fiscal Service of the United States Treasury Department. Under authority derived from Article I, section 8 of the Constitution, Public Debt is responsible for borrowing the money needed to operate the federal government, and is where donations...
- US TreasuriesTreasury securityA United States Treasury security is government debt issued by the United States Department of the Treasury through the Bureau of the Public Debt. Treasury securities are the debt financing instruments of the United States federal government, and they are often referred to simply as Treasuries...
- Treasury bill
- Treasury note
- Treasury bond
- TIPS
- Savings bond
Bureau of the Public Debt
(AAA/Aaa)
Issued By:- Canada Bond - fixed rate
- Real return bond (RRB) - inflation-indexed
- Canada Savings BondCanada Savings BondCanada Savings Bonds are investment instruments offered by the Government of Canada on sale between October and April every year. Unlike a true marketable bond, Canada Savings Bonds or CSBs are debentures....
(CSB) - Ontario Savings BondOntario Savings BondOntario Savings Bonds are bond securities issued by the province of Ontario. Introduced in 2001, OSBs' principal and interest are backed by the Province of Ontario...
- Saskatchewan Savings BondSaskatchewan Savings BondSaskatchewan Savings Bonds were bond securities issued by the province of Saskatchewan. As of June 2010, the product is no longer offered. SSBs' principal and interest are backed by the Province of Saskatchewan. The SSBs were available from financial institutions, credit unions, and investment...