Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Guyana
Guyana: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 113 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Guyana, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Guyana stood at 113 DB16-20 methodology.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and up 403.3% over ten years.
Guyana ranks 4th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.45 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 130 DB16-20 methodology | +479.1% |
| 2016 | 100 DB16-20 methodology | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 100 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 145 DB16-20 methodology | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 113 DB16-20 methodology | -22.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 113 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 145.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 113 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 17.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guyana
More private sector data for Guyana
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6898 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Guyana?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Guyana was 113 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 145 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.45 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Guyana rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Guyana ranks 4th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 403.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.