Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Rwanda

Rwanda: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 10.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10.4%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
62nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Rwanda, 2004–2019

02.557.5102004201120192004: 0.1 % of adults2005: 0.1 % of adults2006: 0.2 % of adults2007: 0.2 % of adults2008: 0.3 % of adults2009: 0.4 % of adults2010: 0.7 % of adults2011: 1.4 % of adults2012: 2 % of adults2013: 2.1 % of adults2014: 2.4 % of adults2015: 5.4 % of adults2016: 7.4 % of adults2017: 8.2 % of adults2018: 9.2 % of adults2019: 10.4 % of adults

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

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Rwanda, 2004 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 6
2010s 4.9% 0.7% 10.4% 10

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 59 Comoros 11.9% compare
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  3. 61 Equatorial Guinea 10.8% compare
  4. 62 Madagascar 10.4% compare
  5. 64 Egypt 9.5% compare
  6. 65 Zimbabwe 8.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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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.