Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Belgium
Belgium: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.41 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index 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 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 106th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.72 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.57 DB16-20 methodology | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.53 DB16-20 methodology | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.43 DB16-20 methodology | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.66 DB16-20 methodology | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 0.41 DB16-20 methodology | -37.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.41 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 53% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.41 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Belgium?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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 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 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?
- Belgium ranks 106th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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
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.