How does Palau rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?

Palau ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2019.

Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Palau?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Palau 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.

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau

Name: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Palau: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

30 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 135 countries

All-time high

30 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

30 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau is 30 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.

That places Palau 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Palau

1 Marshall Islands 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
1 Suriname 30 DB16-20 methodology compare
4 Zimbabwe 10 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Palau

Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
Food imports 23.0% (2018)
Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
Food exports 88.7% (2018)
Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 55.85 million current US$ (2023)
Transport services 58.2% (2023)
Computer, communications and other services 13.1% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau?: Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Palau?: The highest recorded value was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Palau?: The lowest recorded value was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does Palau rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?: Palau ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Palau?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palau 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

Indicator: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 816 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.