As of the beginning of 2021, outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom was largely composed of investment grade rather than speculative grade. This was the case for for both financial and non-financial ratings. Companies based in the UK accounted for the second-largest share of corporate debt globally, with 1.64 trillion U.S. dollars in rated debt (excl. tax haven debt).
Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars)
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S&P Capital IQ. (June 11, 2021). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/
S&P Capital IQ. "Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/
S&P Capital IQ. (2021). Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/
S&P Capital IQ. "Value of Outstanding Corporate Debt in The United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by Rating Grade and Corporation Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/
S&P Capital IQ, Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Value of outstanding corporate debt in the United Kingdom as of January 1, 2021, by rating grade and corporation type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], S&P Capital IQ, June 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1205749/corporate-debt-rating-type-uk/