Global rank
#66
Rwanda • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free29 · 15%
Visa on arrival30 · 15%
eTA3 · 2%
Visa required137 · 69%
Bloc
EAC
8
Union Members
World reach
31%
About the Rwanda passport
At #66 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Rwanda passport puts holders ahead of 67% of the world. Like many countries, Rwanda extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Rwanda applies a top marginal income tax rate of 30% and a capital gains tax rate of 10%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Rwanda is a member of the East African Community, granting facilitated movement across East African member states.
Where Rwanda passport holders can travel
AngolaBangladeshBarbadosBeninBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaDR CongoEcuadorEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIndonesiaIranJordanKenyaKiribatiLaosMacaoMadagascarMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaPalauPalestinePapua New GuineaPhilippinesQatarSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth SudanSri LankaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvaluUgandaVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMalawiMalaysiaMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemen
How Rwanda compares regionally
Among East African Community members, the Rwanda passport ranks 3rd of 8 by mobility. The average passport rank across East African Community members is #75.