Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Barbados
Barbados: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 3.16 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Barbados, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Barbados is 3.16 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Barbados ranks 53rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Barbados, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.07 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2.55 DB16-20 methodology | -49.7% |
| 2016 | 3.48 DB16-20 methodology | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 4.97 DB16-20 methodology | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 4.47 DB16-20 methodology | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.16 DB16-20 methodology | -29.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 3.16 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 4.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 3.16 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More private sector data for Barbados
- Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
- Food imports 22.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 43.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,514 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Barbados?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Barbados was 3.16 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Barbados ranks 53rd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.