Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in South Korea

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

South Korea: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.04 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 55.6%

World rank

124th

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.1 DB16-20 methodology

in 2016

All-time low

0.04 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.04 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 55.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

That places South Korea 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near South Korea

121 Kuwait 0.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
122 Qatar 0.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
123 Singapore 0.06 DB16-20 methodology compare
125 Japan 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for South Korea

Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
Food imports 6.3% (2024)
Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 1.6% (2024)
Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 19.5% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 57.4% (2025)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in South Korea?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in South Korea was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
How does South Korea rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: South Korea ranks 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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.