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Which countries have a higher credit rating than the US?

When Standard & Poor's downgraded the US from its AAA status to AA+ on Aug. 5, it knocked just one country off a lengthy list. Now, there are 18 nations with AAA credit ratings.

15. United Kingdom

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Pedestrians walk across Westminster Bridge in front of the Big Ben Clock Tower, in London in this March 8, 2011 file photo.

  • By Mary Helen Miller Correspondent

GDP: $2.2 trillion

Debt: $1.7 trillion, or 77 percent of GDP

These data are based on IMF estimates for 2010.

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