Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Belize
Belize: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 14.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Belize, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Belize is 14.18 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
That places Belize 20th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Belize, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 23.8 DB16-20 methodology | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 19.5 DB16-20 methodology | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 43.72 DB16-20 methodology | +124.2% |
| 2018 | 14.23 DB16-20 methodology | -67.5% |
| 2019 | 14.18 DB16-20 methodology | -0.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 14.18 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Belize's 14.18 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belize
- 17 Cape Verde 18.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 14.42 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 19 Puerto Rico 14.35 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 21 Tonga 12.31 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 22 Kenya 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 23 Armenia 10.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Belize?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Belize was 14.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Belize rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Belize ranks 20th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.