Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Kuwait
Kuwait: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Kuwait, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.1 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Kuwait ranks 123rd of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.55 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.05 DB16-20 methodology | -98.6% |
| 2016 | 0.12 DB16-20 methodology | +140.0% |
| 2017 | 0.13 DB16-20 methodology | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.11 DB16-20 methodology | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1 DB16-20 methodology | -9.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 13% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 DB16-20 methodology, 6% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Kuwait?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Kuwait was 0.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.