Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka stood at 2 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 99th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 99 Solomon Islands 2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 99 Tunisia 2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in Sri Lanka was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 99th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.