Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Rwanda
Rwanda: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 10.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Rwanda, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Rwanda stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 2,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Rwanda peaked at 10.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Rwanda ranks 62nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +125.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +37.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 0.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Rwanda?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Rwanda was 10.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Rwanda rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Rwanda ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.