Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Algeria
Algeria: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 4.24 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Algeria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Algeria stood at 4.24 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 29.5% over ten years.
That places Algeria 45th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.01 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 5.88 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.06 DB16-20 methodology | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 5.16 DB16-20 methodology | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.24 DB16-20 methodology | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 4.24 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 4.24 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 4.24 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 DB16-20 methodology, 2.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Algeria?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Algeria was 4.24 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Algeria ranks 45th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The system average interruption duration index is the average total duration of outages (in hours) experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.