Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Chile
Chile: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 2.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Chile, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Chile is 2.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Chile ranks 56th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Chile, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.75 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.04 DB16-20 methodology | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.75 DB16-20 methodology | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.44 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3 DB16-20 methodology | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9 DB16-20 methodology | +26.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 2.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 3.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Chile's 2.9 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 46% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Chile?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Chile was 2.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.