Rwanda
Open Budget Index Score: 0%
Rwanda’s score on the Open Budget Index shows that the government provides the public with no information on the central government’s budget and financial activities during the course of the budget year. This makes it very difficult for citizens to hold government accountable for its management of the public’s money.
Update:
According to recent budget legislation, an annual budget execution report to the Office of the Auditor General will be required in the future. Such a report will facilitate greater transparency and accountability. In addition, the Rwandan government has begun posting most budget documents on its website, greatly increasing the public’s ability to access this information. The release of this and the other budget information the government is now making public is expected to improve Rwanda’s performance on the next OBI, to be released in 2010.