Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Bhutan
Bhutan: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 7.08 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bhutan, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bhutan stood at 7.08 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 471.0% over ten years.
That places Bhutan 31st out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.24 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.08 DB16-20 methodology | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 1.61 DB16-20 methodology | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 10.96 DB16-20 methodology | +580.7% |
| 2018 | 5.39 DB16-20 methodology | -50.8% |
| 2019 | 7.08 DB16-20 methodology | +31.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 7.08 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bhutan?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bhutan was 7.08 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.96 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Bhutan ranks 31st out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 471.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.