Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in El Salvador

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in El Salvador
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

El Salvador: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 5.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

5.83 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 12.7%

World rank

37th

of 125 countries

All-time high

14.73 DB16-20 methodology

in 2016

All-time low

5.83 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in El Salvador, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in El Salvador stood at 5.83 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.

That places El Salvador 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near El Salvador

34 Grenada 6.36 DB16-20 methodology compare
35 Trinidad and Tobago 6.34 DB16-20 methodology compare
36 Bulgaria 6.15 DB16-20 methodology compare
38 Palestine 5.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
39 Fiji 5 DB16-20 methodology compare
40 Georgia 4.69 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for El Salvador

Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
Food imports 20.1% (2024)
Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 22.9% (2024)
Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 31.9% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 18.4% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in El Salvador?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in El Salvador was 5.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 14.73 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 5.83 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: El Salvador ranks 37th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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.