Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Malaysia
Malaysia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Malaysia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Malaysia is 0.48 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 103rd out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.55 DB16-20 methodology | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.54 DB16-20 methodology | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.54 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.68 DB16-20 methodology | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.48 DB16-20 methodology | -29.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.48 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.48 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Malaysia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Malaysia was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Malaysia ranks 103rd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.