Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Egypt, Arab Rep.

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Egypt, Arab Rep.
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Egypt, Arab Rep.: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 1.99 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

1.99 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 21.0%

World rank

63rd

of 125 countries

All-time high

37.4 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

All-time low

1.99 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2015–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Egypt, Arab Rep., 2015–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

Egypt, Arab Rep. recorded 1.99 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 94.7% over five years.

Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 63rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Egypt, Arab Rep.

60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.15 DB16-20 methodology compare
61 Ecuador 2.12 DB16-20 methodology compare
62 Viet Nam 2.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
64 Saudi Arabia 1.98 DB16-20 methodology compare
65 Oman 1.77 DB16-20 methodology compare
66 Mauritius 1.61 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
Food imports 20.4% (2024)
Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 21.9% (2024)
Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 33.52 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 49.0% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 23.0% (2025)

All data for Egypt, Arab Rep. →

Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Egypt, Arab Rep.?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Egypt, Arab Rep. was 1.99 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?: The highest recorded value was 37.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Egypt, Arab Rep.?: The lowest recorded value was 1.99 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 63rd out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Egypt, Arab Rep. 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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Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 752 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.