Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Germany
Germany: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.25 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Germany, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.25 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
That places Germany 115th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Germany, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.22 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.25 DB16-20 methodology | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | -28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 DB16-20 methodology | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.25 DB16-20 methodology | +38.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.25 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 32% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.25 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Germany
- 112 Estonia 0.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 United Kingdom 0.28 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 114 Taiwan 0.27 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 115 United Arab Emirates 0.25 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 117 Uzbekistan 0.22 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 118 Finland 0.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 118 Switzerland 0.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Germany?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Germany was 0.25 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Germany ranks 115th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.