Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Bahrain
Bahrain: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.88 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.88 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
82nd
of 127 countries
All-time high
2.53 DB16-20 methodology
in 2014
All-time low
0.7 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bahrain, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bahrain stood at 0.88 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Bahrain ranks 82nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.53 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.37 DB16-20 methodology | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 0.86 DB16-20 methodology | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7 DB16-20 methodology | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 DB16-20 methodology | +62.9% |
| 2019 | 0.88 DB16-20 methodology | -22.8% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.88 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.88 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 79 Canada 0.98 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0.96 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 China 0.896 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 82 Slovakia 0.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 85 Ireland 0.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 85 Seychelles 0.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Bahrain
- Merchandise trade 87.6% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 57.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 16.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 16,531 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5403 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bahrain?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bahrain was 0.88 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Bahrain rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Bahrain ranks 82nd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.