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

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

Malta: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.77 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 89.6%

World rank

86th

of 125 countries

All-time high

7.43 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

All-time low

0.77 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.77 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 89.6% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.

That places Malta 86th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malta

83 Ireland 0.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
83 Seychelles 0.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
85 Netherlands 0.78 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Austria 0.63 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Iceland 0.63 DB16-20 methodology compare
89 Sweden 0.61 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Malta

Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
Food imports 11.9% (2024)
Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 9.7% (2024)
Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 25.00 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 18.4% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 75.1% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Malta?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Malta was 0.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 7.43 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 0.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Malta rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Malta ranks 86th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta 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.