Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Costa Rica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Costa Rica is 0.54 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.7% on the previous year.
That places Costa Rica 96th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2017 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2018 | 1.78 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2019 | 0.54 DB16-20 methodology | -69.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.54 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 70% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.54 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Costa Rica?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Costa Rica was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Costa Rica ranks 96th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.