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

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

Jamaica: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 27.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

27.13 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 41.2%

World rank

13th

of 125 countries

All-time high

46.15 DB16-20 methodology

in 2017

All-time low

27.13 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Jamaica stood at 27.13 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 41.2% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

That places Jamaica 13th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Jamaica

10 Turkiye 44.69 DB16-20 methodology compare
11 Samoa 35.88 DB16-20 methodology compare
12 Albania 33.46 DB16-20 methodology compare
14 Paraguay 21.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
15 Tanzania 20.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
16 Cambodia 20.78 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Jamaica

Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
Food imports 20.5% (2023)
Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 30.4% (2023)
Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 5.22 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 47.1% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 37.8% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Jamaica?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Jamaica was 27.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 46.15 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 27.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Jamaica ranks 13th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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

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.