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Bonds

Sovereign bonds by country

Government bonds held by US funds, grouped by what the spread can tell you. A government that borrows in a currency it cannot print (dollars for emerging markets, euros for euro members) carries credit risk that shows up as a spread. In its own currency it can always print, so the risk shows up as inflation and currency moves, not default: those rows show a yield and no odds. Fund marks as of Jul 2026.

Emerging markets, US-dollar bonds

Median spread over the matched-maturity Treasury; priced-in odds = spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery), compounded over five years. Includes a risk premium, so it overstates actual defaults.

CountryCcyBonds Spread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month change12-month range Median yieldHeld by US funds
MexicoUSD39 176 bp 176 bp13.6% +18 bp 149–185 bp 6.46%$3.36B
ArgentinaUSD11 n/a —— — 501–639 bp —$2.42B
TurkeyUSD32 262 bp 270 bp19.6% +28 bp 216–322 bp 7.04%$1.93B
IndonesiaUSD93 105 bp 111 bp8.4% +25 bp 68–110 bp 5.63%$1.67B
Dominican RepublicUSD42 182 bp 182 bp14.1% +22 bp 160–234 bp 6.39%$1.61B
Saudi ArabiaUSD59 84 bp 89 bp6.8% +15 bp 60–102 bp 5.30%$1.55B
ColombiaUSD25 210 bp 221 bp16.1% +15 bp 195–301 bp 6.78%$1.45B
RomaniaUSD35 187 bp 194 bp14.4% +12 bp 148–223 bp 6.39%$1.43B
BrazilUSD20 178 bp 179 bp13.8% +16 bp 154–189 bp 6.27%$1.30B
PhilippinesUSD36 100 bp 101 bp8.0% +20 bp 60–104 bp 5.53%$1.22B
South AfricaUSD22 215 bp 186 bp16.4% +18 bp 197–292 bp 7.07%$1.21B
HungaryUSD24 111 bp 118 bp8.8% +22 bp 88–153 bp 5.65%$1.17B
EgyptUSD41 326 bp 327 bp23.8% +29 bp 254–466 bp 7.72%$1.11B
PanamaUSD26 134 bp 135 bp10.6% +21 bp 104–203 bp 5.83%$1.10B
EcuadorUSD22 450 bp 442 bp31.3% +25 bp 421–502 bp 9.10%$1.08B
AngolaUSD20 449 bp 460 bp31.2% -17 bp 414–644 bp 9.05%$1.02B
PolandUSD12 80 bp 85 bp6.4% +17 bp 53–84 bp 5.29%$939.7M
PeruUSD17 104 bp 104 bp8.3% +20 bp 82–123 bp 5.62%$903.6M
UkraineUSD18 n/a —— — — —$889.6M
NigeriaUSD31 249 bp 274 bp18.7% -33 bp 248–419 bp 6.96%$864.7M
OmanUSD24 101 bp —8.1% +22 bp 79–136 bp 5.27%$837.2M
ChileUSD20 87 bp 86 bp7.0% +25 bp 59–87 bp 5.51%$742.3M
Cote d'IvoireUSD12 241 bp 254 bp18.2% +28 bp 214–355 bp 6.92%$686.8M
BahrainUSD33 327 bp 332 bp23.9% +53 bp 189–346 bp 7.89%$579.4M
UruguayUSD10 81 bp 87 bp6.6% +20 bp 56–90 bp 5.50%$550.5M
Sri LankaUSD13 n/a —— — 222–267 bp —$492.3M
VenezuelaUSD15 n/a —— — — —$480.7M
GuatemalaUSD29 141 bp 146 bp11.1% +23 bp 116–168 bp 6.04%$455.8M
LebanonUSD29 n/a —— — — —$437.8M
Costa RicaUSD15 135 bp 126 bp10.6% +16 bp 119–185 bp 6.30%$407.1M
United Arab EmiratesUSD46 61 bp 56 bp4.9% +16 bp 32–75 bp 5.10%$406.3M
KenyaUSD16 394 bp 393 bp28.0% +44 bp 350–526 bp 8.48%$404.9M
GhanaUSD8 n/a 275 bp— — — —$388.9M
SurinameUSD4 272 bp 280 bp20.3% +20 bp 252–398 bp 7.16%$380.0M
ChinaUSD15 -24 bp —0.0% +3 bp -59–-13 bp 4.09%$363.0M
SerbiaUSD10 141 bp 147 bp11.1% +20 bp 112–170 bp 5.88%$362.7M
MoroccoUSD16 125 bp 125 bp9.9% +20 bp 103–154 bp 5.70%$354.5M
KazakhstanUSD13 92 bp 88 bp7.4% +23 bp 63–109 bp 5.57%$307.6M
ParaguayUSD17 114 bp 113 bp9.1% +13 bp 88–135 bp 5.70%$271.4M
KuwaitUSD12 83 bp 93 bp6.7% +31 bp 37–94 bp 5.15%$265.5M
El SalvadorUSD17 274 bp 259 bp20.4% -6 bp 279–382 bp 7.53%$265.3M
PakistanUSD8 334 bp —24.3% +36 bp 298–523 bp 7.63%$233.1M
JordanUSD13 178 bp —13.8% +37 bp 141–261 bp 6.02%$220.2M
GabonUSD7 556 bp 672 bp37.1% -83 bp 587–958 bp 9.91%$214.3M
EthiopiaUSD2 n/a —— — — —$206.3M
UzbekistanUSD14 134 bp —10.6% +11 bp 122–213 bp 5.68%$195.9M
Trinidad and TobagoUSD10 174 bp 174 bp13.5% +15 bp 158–233 bp 6.24%$133.8M
SenegalUSD4 1447 bp —70.0% +30 bp 728–1447 bp 18.91%$131.9M
BeninUSD4 284 bp 282 bp21.1% +24 bp 260–386 bp 7.59%$127.7M
QatarUSD10 63 bp 46 bp5.1% +33 bp 24–78 bp 5.00%$121.6M
BermudaUSD9 91 bp —7.3% +13 bp 77–99 bp 5.27%$117.6M
MongoliaUSD12 157 bp —12.3% -1 bp 156–264 bp 5.85%$116.2M
JamaicaUSD3 127 bp —10.0% +15 bp 112–184 bp 6.00%$114.1M
HondurasUSD6 186 bp 187 bp14.4% +27 bp 159–286 bp 6.41%$109.7M
BarbadosUSD2 n/a 253 bp— — 246–352 bp —$104.2M
BoliviaUSD5 422 bp —29.6% +13 bp 409–934 bp 8.50%$92.4M
CameroonUSD2 n/a —— — 622–622 bp —$86.4M
ZambiaUSD3 n/a —— — -362–-269 bp —$68.5M
BahamasUSD5 216 bp 217 bp16.5% +8 bp 208–332 bp 6.65%$61.6M
MozambiqueUSD2 n/a —— — — —$61.2M
AzerbaijanUSD3 59 bp —4.8% +10 bp 48–98 bp 4.93%$34.2M
ArmeniaUSD5 152 bp 165 bp11.9% +18 bp 134–239 bp 5.83%$27.4M
MontenegroUSD2 n/a —— — 176–194 bp —$19.7M
MalaysiaUSD6 41 bp —3.3% — 9–34 bp 5.26%$19.2M
LAUSD2 n/a —— — — —$17.1M
CGUSD2 n/a 565 bp— — — —$16.4M
GeorgiaUSD2 n/a —— — — —$15.6M
RwandaUSD2 n/a —— — 329–405 bp —$9.2M

Euro members, euro bonds (vs German Bunds)

Spread over a Nelson-Siegel curve fitted to German federal bonds at the same maturity. The 10-year column uses bonds with 7–12 years left.

CountryCcyBonds Spread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month change12-month range Median yieldHeld by US funds
FranceEUR95 64 bp 74 bp5.2% +9 bp 45–74 bp 3.71%$22.25B
ItalyEUR109 54 bp 72 bp4.4% +7 bp 35–74 bp 3.58%$19.99B
SpainEUR43 32 bp 39 bp2.6% -1 bp 22–44 bp 3.39%$6.89B
BelgiumEUR38 49 bp 49 bp4.0% +2 bp 44–73 bp 3.69%$4.75B
NetherlandsEUR24 6 bp 7 bp0.5% -1 bp 7–17 bp 3.21%$3.73B
AustriaEUR34 21 bp 21 bp1.8% -1 bp 16–36 bp 3.39%$3.22B
FinlandEUR26 24 bp 25 bp1.9% -2 bp 23–36 bp 3.37%$1.80B
PortugalEUR17 27 bp 29 bp2.2% -4 bp 24–40 bp 3.44%$1.62B
GreeceEUR33 64 bp 67 bp5.2% +4 bp 54–82 bp 3.82%$1.29B
IrelandEUR16 10 bp 13 bp0.8% -3 bp 12–27 bp 3.27%$1.05B
SlovakiaEUR23 48 bp 64 bp3.9% -3 bp 51–60 bp 3.53%$735.5M
LithuaniaEUR13 62 bp 62 bp5.0% -7 bp 67–80 bp 3.72%$251.2M
SloveniaEUR13 23 bp 23 bp1.9% +2 bp 21–42 bp 3.39%$222.3M
CroatiaEUR11 32 bp 40 bp2.6% -5 bp 33–50 bp 3.31%$186.4M
LatviaEUR8 62 bp 65 bp5.1% +18 bp 45–65 bp 3.68%$163.9M
LuxembourgEUR6 16 bp —1.3% -4 bp 12–22 bp 3.17%$59.9M
EstoniaEUR3 43 bp 54 bp3.6% -1 bp 45–66 bp 3.53%$56.4M
CyprusEUR8 29 bp 35 bp2.4% -8 bp 35–52 bp 3.49%$49.2M
MaltaEUR2 n/a —— — — —$3.4M

Germany (the euro reference curve)

German federal bonds are the reference curve for euro spreads.

CountryCcyBonds Median yieldHeld by US funds
GermanyEUR77 2.99%$15.06B

Euro bonds of non-euro countries

Euro bonds of governments outside the euro, over German Bunds.

CountryCcyBonds Spread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month change12-month range Median yieldHeld by US funds
RomaniaEUR63 239 bp 249 bp18.1% -8 bp 220–308 bp 5.47%$1.04B
HungaryEUR16 105 bp 108 bp8.4% +2 bp 104–169 bp 4.11%$512.5M
MexicoEUR21 172 bp 192 bp13.3% -12 bp 163–210 bp 4.81%$461.8M
BulgariaEUR15 75 bp 81 bp6.1% -3 bp 65–105 bp 3.88%$403.5M
PolandEUR19 54 bp 58 bp4.4% -7 bp 59–73 bp 3.58%$378.8M
IndonesiaEUR16 155 bp 163 bp12.1% -6 bp 110–175 bp 4.61%$335.6M
ChileEUR16 96 bp 101 bp7.7% +14 bp 83–107 bp 4.18%$314.1M
Cote d'IvoireEUR9 257 bp —19.3% +1 bp 255–404 bp 5.52%$310.1M
MoroccoEUR8 165 bp 167 bp12.9% -2 bp 110–176 bp 4.78%$228.8M
ColombiaEUR6 250 bp 269 bp18.8% -16 bp 266–357 bp 5.58%$220.0M
SwedenEUR2 n/a —— — — —$209.7M
SerbiaEUR11 175 bp 186 bp13.6% +14 bp 134–176 bp 4.79%$173.1M
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEUR4 289 bp —21.4% -1 bp 290–346 bp 5.82%$156.3M
PhilippinesEUR5 113 bp —9.0% -1 bp 84–120 bp 4.15%$148.7M
UzbekistanEUR4 n/a —— — 156–222 bp 4.50%$98.7M
Saudi ArabiaEUR7 96 bp 96 bp7.6% -1 bp 72–114 bp 4.21%$90.6M
ArgentinaEUR5 n/a —— — — —$88.9M
South KoreaEUR5 25 bp —2.1% — — 3.17%$76.4M
MontenegroEUR4 166 bp —12.9% -8 bp 173–234 bp 4.52%$74.8M
IsraelEUR5 110 bp —8.8% — 100–115 bp 4.36%$67.7M
EgyptEUR5 333 bp —24.2% +6 bp 325–551 bp 6.26%$53.2M
BrazilEUR3 216 bp —16.5% +7 bp 208–216 bp 5.21%$50.3M
AlbaniaEUR5 77 bp 158 bp6.2% -14 bp 92–163 bp 3.71%$47.1M
IcelandEUR3 n/a —— — 43–43 bp —$40.6M
Hong KongEUR5 13 bp —1.1% — 15–34 bp 3.09%$36.5M
PeruEUR3 99 bp —7.9% — 107–115 bp 4.03%$30.5M
SenegalEUR2 n/a —— — 773–4657 bp —$16.3M
TurkeyEUR3 188 bp —14.5% -12 bp 201–244 bp 4.83%$15.4M
Costa RicaEUR5 218 bp 219 bp16.6% -3 bp 221–255 bp 5.39%$15.0M
BeninEUR4 291 bp 291 bp21.5% -6 bp 297–392 bp 6.06%$12.4M
North MacedoniaEUR6 162 bp 185 bp12.7% -18 bp 171–266 bp 4.60%$11.4M
United Arab EmiratesEUR2 n/a —— — — —$8.4M
KazakhstanEUR3 n/a —— — — 3.67%$7.5M
CameroonEUR3 538 bp —36.1% -21 bp 559–747 bp 8.38%$6.4M
ChinaEUR9 7 bp 10 bp0.6% -11 bp 3–32 bp 3.13%$5.4M

Developed markets, US-dollar bonds

Median spread over the matched-maturity Treasury; priced-in odds = spread ÷ (1 − 40% recovery), compounded over five years. Includes a risk premium, so it overstates actual defaults.

CountryCcyBonds Spread10-year spreadPriced-in 5y odds1-month change12-month range Median yieldHeld by US funds
ItalyUSD5 105 bp —8.4% +40 bp 57–92 bp 6.15%$131.4M
IsraelUSD2 n/a —— — — —$57.1M
BelgiumUSD2 n/a —— — — —$49.2M
Hong KongUSD12 10 bp —0.8% +9 bp -6–14 bp 4.39%$34.9M
LatviaUSD2 n/a 75 bp— — — —$33.8M
South KoreaUSD20 22 bp —1.9% +12 bp 8–36 bp 4.55%$25.7M
CanadaUSD4 9 bp —0.7% +6 bp -10–11 bp 4.35%$20.4M
FinlandUSD3 17 bp 19 bp1.4% — — 4.67%$18.5M
IrelandUSD4 548 bp —36.6% — — 9.72%$12.0M
SloveniaUSD2 n/a 36 bp— — 37–56 bp —$4.4M

Own-currency bonds

Yield only. A government can print its own currency, so no default number is shown.

CountryCcyBonds Median yieldHeld by US funds
JapanJPY370 —$31.05B
United KingdomGBP67 5.14%$18.07B
South KoreaKRW70 4.21%$7.34B
CanadaCAD54 3.38%$6.97B
AustraliaAUD60 5.03%$6.34B
ChinaCNY138 1.49%$4.21B
New ZealandNZD14 4.56%$3.94B
MalaysiaMYR70 3.71%$3.27B
IndonesiaIDR56 7.47%$2.95B
PolandPLN34 5.07%$2.76B
ThailandTHB48 2.04%$2.65B
CzechiaCZK27 4.77%$1.50B
South AfricaZAR29 8.89%$1.44B
SwitzerlandCHF22 -2.53%$1.41B
SingaporeSGD22 2.28%$1.35B
IsraelILS15 3.62%$1.34B
HungaryHUF21 5.54%$1.32B
RomaniaRON32 6.73%$974.3M
DenmarkDKK11 2.88%$962.9M
NorwayNOK12 4.46%$746.8M
SwedenSEK17 2.72%$681.5M
IndiaINR50 6.79%$520.0M
EgyptEGP38 24.22%$488.5M
NigeriaNGN18 17.48%$213.5M
PhilippinesPHP12 7.36%$155.6M
PeruPEN17 6.11%$150.5M
TurkeyTRY27 38.09%$133.2M
SerbiaRSD4 5.33%$118.2M
Hong KongHKD10 3.17%$118.2M
BrazilBRL4 7.62%$111.7M
UruguayUYU7 6.66%$95.0M
Dominican RepublicDOP10 9.27%$74.2M
ChileCLP5 5.26%$61.0M
KenyaKES10 12.49%$58.2M
KazakhstanKZT18 14.76%$55.2M
GhanaGHS11 14.41%$50.9M
ColombiaCOP7 12.24%$28.6M
MexicoMXN15 9.32%$25.3M
ArgentinaARS3 —$4.9M
RussiaRUB3 —$0

Other foreign-currency bonds

Yield only. A government can print its own currency, so no default number is shown.

CountryCcyBonds Median yieldHeld by US funds
ArmeniaAMD9 7.96%$475.1M
UzbekistanUZS7 10.98%$388.8M
ZambiaZMW47 15.91%$323.3M
Sri LankaLKR30 11.61%$208.9M
AlbaniaALL11 4.08%$203.1M
ParaguayPYG6 9.02%$125.9M
UGUGX11 14.34%$81.5M
PakistanPKR7 11.77%$55.7M
IndonesiaJPY4 —$44.6M
ItalyGBP2 —$39.0M
AustriaCHF2 —$34.5M
GeorgiaGEL6 8.60%$19.9M
IndonesiaCNY3 2.38%$15.1M
PhilippinesJPY2 —$14.9M
Hong KongCNY2 —$11.5M
IcelandISK2 —$10.8M
Costa RicaCRC5 6.59%$10.2M
Cote d'IvoireXOF2 —$8.1M
UruguayCHF2 —$4.9M
ArgentinaJPY5 —$2.5M
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBAM2 —$59K
Some governments' dollar bonds have step-up or amortising coupons (Argentina, Ecuador); N-PORT reports them as variable-rate and no reliable yield can be computed, so their spread shows n/a when fewer than three bonds have one. Index-linked bonds, regional governments, agencies and state-owned companies are left out of the country figures.

Sources: fund holdings and fund-reported marks from SEC Form N-PORT (published about 60 days after each month-end); 13F filings; House and Senate periodic transaction reports and OGE Form 278-T; Treasury yields from FRED. Findings from filings, not advice. How each number is computed.

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