Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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.

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

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

Malaysia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.48 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 29.4%

World rank

101st

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.68 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

All-time low

0.48 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI 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 (saidi 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 101st out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

98 Denmark 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
99 Morocco 0.49 DB16-20 methodology compare
99 Namibia 0.49 DB16-20 methodology compare
101 Czechia 0.48 DB16-20 methodology compare
103 Hong Kong 0.46 DB16-20 methodology compare
104 Belgium 0.41 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 53.33 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 25.7% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 45.5% (2024)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Malaysia?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi 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 (saidi?: Malaysia ranks 101st out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi 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

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.