Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in India
India: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 3.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in India, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in India is 3.72 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
India ranks 50th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in India, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.92 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2.58 DB16-20 methodology | -86.4% |
| 2016 | 2.09 DB16-20 methodology | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 4.48 DB16-20 methodology | +114.4% |
| 2018 | 4.03 DB16-20 methodology | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 3.72 DB16-20 methodology | -7.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.72 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near India
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 304.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5401 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in India?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in India was 3.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does India rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- India ranks 50th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.