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

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

Belgium: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.41 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.41 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 37.9%

World rank

104th

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.72 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

0.41 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 0.41 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Belgium ranks 104th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Belgium

101 Czechia 0.48 DB16-20 methodology compare
101 Malaysia 0.48 DB16-20 methodology compare
103 Hong Kong 0.46 DB16-20 methodology compare
105 Lithuania 0.4 DB16-20 methodology compare
106 Thailand 0.38 DB16-20 methodology compare
107 Brunei 0.37 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Belgium

Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
Food imports 11.8% (2024)
Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 13.3% (2024)
Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 156.88 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 17.2% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 56.9% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Belgium?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Belgium was 0.41 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 0.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 0.41 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Belgium rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Belgium ranks 104th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

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.