Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Hong Kong is 0.46 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
That places Hong Kong 105th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.48 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.43 DB16-20 methodology | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.39 DB16-20 methodology | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.35 DB16-20 methodology | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.34 DB16-20 methodology | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.46 DB16-20 methodology | +35.3% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.46 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 59% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.46 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More private sector data for Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Hong Kong?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Hong Kong was 0.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Hong Kong ranks 105th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.