Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Barbados

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Barbados
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 3.16 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

3.16 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 29.3%

World rank

51st

of 125 countries

All-time high

5.07 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

2.55 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI 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 (saidi 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 51st of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Barbados

48 India 3.72 DB16-20 methodology compare
49 Philippines 3.57 DB16-20 methodology compare
50 Croatia 3.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
52 Solomon Islands 3.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
53 Romania 3.08 DB16-20 methodology compare
54 Chile 2.9 DB16-20 methodology compare

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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)
Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
Transport services 16.1% (2017)
Computer, communications and other services 69.8% (2017)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Barbados?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi?: Barbados ranks 51st out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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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Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 752 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.