What does a score of 35.1 mean for Rwanda?

35.1/100, band 35–50: the target has stopped constraining much and survives as a stated intention. That is 14.9 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Rwanda's central bank has already done, said and delivered.

How often is Rwanda's score updated?

Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-08 run. There is no reading from seven days ago to set this one against. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-08 figure outright rather than revising it in place.

What is the 35–50 credibility band?

Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 35–50 is step 4. Rwanda clears its 35 floor by 0.1 and stops 14.9 short of 50. The step above is 50–65 and the step below is < 35. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.

Country

Rwanda RWA

Sub-Saharan Africa

35.1

composite credibility

band 35–50

score date 2026-09-08

Rwanda sovereign credibility, in brief

Rwanda scores 35.1 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 37 of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 18th percentile of the region. CPI 12.7% (implicit target) — weak credibility (35/100).

As of 2026-09-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v6

Regional standing

Rank 37/44 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 18th percentile

In one line

CPI 12.7% (implicit target) — weak credibility (35/100)

Rwanda's regional peers

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Rwanda holds #140 on the headline ranking, against 43 others we score in Sub-Saharan Africa. 26 of them sit in a stronger band than Rwanda and 7 in a weaker one. Their split: 26 in 50–65, 10 in 35–50, 7 in < 35. Uganda tops them at #22; Sudan closes them at #154. Closest either side of Rwanda: Congo, Dem. Rep. at #134 and Mozambique at #141. 11 of the 43 are monitored rather than ranked — the dashes below. This far down, the neighbours worth watching are the ones climbing out. Without a week-earlier reading there is no direction to set against the table yet. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.

Rank	Country	Credibility band
22	Uganda	50–65
39	Ghana	50–65
48	Tanzania	50–65
52	Kenya	50–65
56	Cabo Verde	50–65
58	Liberia	50–65
59	South Africa	50–65
77	Eswatini	50–65
80	Guinea	50–65
87	Mauritius	50–65
100	Gambia, The	50–65
102	Congo, Rep.	50–65
105	Namibia	50–65
106	Cameroon	50–65
109	Gabon	50–65
111	Zambia	50–65
112	Eritrea	50–65
118	Botswana	35–50
122	Madagascar	35–50
123	Lesotho	35–50
126	Zimbabwe	35–50
129	Nigeria	35–50
131	Burundi	35–50
132	Mauritania	35–50
133	Angola	35–50
134	Congo, Dem. Rep.	35–50
141	Mozambique	< 35
142	Ethiopia	< 35
144	Sierra Leone	< 35
146	Malawi	< 35
149	South Sudan	< 35
154	Sudan	< 35
—	Benin	50–65
—	Burkina Faso	50–65
—	Central African Republic	50–65
—	Chad	50–65
—	Cote d'Ivoire	50–65
—	Equatorial Guinea	35–50
—	Mali	50–65
—	Niger	50–65
—	Senegal	50–65
—	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	< 35
—	Togo	50–65

Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Sub-Saharan Africa. 32 of these 43 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.

Questions about the Rwanda score

What does a score of 35.1 mean for Rwanda?: 35.1/100, band 35–50: the target has stopped constraining much and survives as a stated intention. That is 14.9 points below the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Rwanda's central bank has already done, said and delivered.
How often is Rwanda's score updated?: Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-08 run. There is no reading from seven days ago to set this one against. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-08 figure outright rather than revising it in place.
What is the 35–50 credibility band?: Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 35–50 is step 4. Rwanda clears its 35 floor by 0.1 and stops 14.9 short of 50. The step above is 50–65 and the step below is < 35. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.

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