Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium
Belgium: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
3 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 137 countries
All-time high
3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
3 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium is 3 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Belgium ranks 48th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Belgium was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The minimum outage time is the minimum time, in minutes, considered for the calculation of the SAIDI and SAIFI indices. If the minimum outage time exceeds 5 minutes, an economy is not eligible to obtain a score on the Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index component. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.