Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
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 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Palau, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 30 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 10.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Palau's 30 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 10.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
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)
- Commercial service imports 41.35 million current US$ (2023)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
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 137 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
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.