Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Colombia
Colombia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 4.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Colombia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 4.5 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 44th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.35 DB16-20 methodology | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 6.35 DB16-20 methodology | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3 DB16-20 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.6 DB16-20 methodology | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 DB16-20 methodology | -2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 71% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Colombia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Colombia was 4.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.