Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong stood at 1 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Hong Kong 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 33% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 103 Russia 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Japan 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Bahrain 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Brunei 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Canada 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Denmark 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Israel 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Kazakhstan 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Kenya 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Malaysia 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Morocco 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 New Zealand 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Niger 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 San Marino 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Seychelles 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Taiwan 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Thailand 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 103 Palestine 1 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 2.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 93.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 115.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Hong Kong was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Hong Kong rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Hong Kong ranks 103rd out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.