Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iran
Iran: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
5 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
up 150.0%
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
5 DB16-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iran, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Iran recorded 5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Iran ranks 5th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iran, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +150.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Iran's 5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iran?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Iran was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Iran rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Iran ranks 5th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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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.