Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States
United States: Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) was 4.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
4.2 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 137 countries
All-time high
4.2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
4.2 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States stood at 4.2 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
United States ranks 46th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.2 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 DB16-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
- 47 Tanzania 4 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 48 Czechia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Ecuador 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 El Salvador 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Estonia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 France 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Georgia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Germany 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Greece 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Guatemala 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Hungary 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Ireland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Italy 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Latvia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Lithuania 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Mauritius 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Moldova 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Nicaragua 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 North Macedonia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 48 Panama 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Paraguay 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Peru 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Poland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Portugal 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Romania 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Serbia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Slovakia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Slovenia 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Spain 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Sweden 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 48 Switzerland 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
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- 48 United Kingdom 3 DB16-20 methodology compare
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More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 884.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States?
- Getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) in United States was 4.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does United States rank for getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes)?
- United States ranks 46th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: minimum outage time (in minutes) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.