Economic Management (Cluster A) covers the quality of three closely related policy areas: monetary and exchange rate, fiscal, and debt. The CPIA score for the economic management cluster and the components of this cluster reflect the overall prudent stance of policies in Sub-Saharan African countries, the flexibility of policies to respond to shocks, and the appropriate use of policy buffers.
While the average score for Cluster A remained unchanged at 3.2, the score for the cluster changed for 20 countries, the most changes of any cluster. For 11 countries, the score was upgraded, and for nine, the score was downgraded from the previous year.