Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Iran

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

Iran: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

7 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

up 37.3%

World rank

30th

of 125 countries

All-time high

7 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

All-time low

5.1 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

Iran recorded 7 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 37.3% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

That places Iran 30th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Iran

27 North Macedonia 7.46 DB16-20 methodology compare
28 Vanuatu 7.28 DB16-20 methodology compare
29 Bhutan 7.08 DB16-20 methodology compare
31 Dominican Republic 6.64 DB16-20 methodology compare
32 Brazil 6.64 DB16-20 methodology compare
33 Peru 6.39 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Iran

Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
Food imports 29.5% (2022)
Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 5.9% (2022)
Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
Transport services 72.4% (2000)
Computer, communications and other services 1.1% (2000)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Iran?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Iran was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Iran?: The highest recorded value was 7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Iran?: The lowest recorded value was 5.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Iran rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Iran ranks 30th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Iran?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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.