Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 6.15 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bulgaria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bulgaria is 6.15 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.
Bulgaria ranks 38th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 6.93 DB16-20 methodology | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 6.29 DB16-20 methodology | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 4.98 DB16-20 methodology | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 6.15 DB16-20 methodology | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 6.15 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 6.15 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 7.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 6.15 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 7.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bulgaria?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Bulgaria was 6.15 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Bulgaria rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.