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

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

Kuwait: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.1 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 9.1%

World rank

121st

of 125 countries

All-time high

3.55 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

0.05 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI 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 (saidi in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 121st of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Kuwait

118 Russia 0.182 DB16-20 methodology compare
119 Saint Lucia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
120 Slovenia 0.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
122 Qatar 0.07 DB16-20 methodology compare
123 Singapore 0.06 DB16-20 methodology compare
124 South Korea 0.04 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 21.8% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 24.8% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Kuwait?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi?: Kuwait ranks 121st out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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

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.