Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Malta
Malta: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index 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 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 88th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Malta, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.52 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.55 DB16-20 methodology | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 2.87 DB16-20 methodology | -36.9% |
| 2017 | 2.03 DB16-20 methodology | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 7.43 DB16-20 methodology | +266.0% |
| 2019 | 0.77 DB16-20 methodology | -89.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.77 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.77 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 DB16-20 methodology, 44% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,588 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.9783 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Malta?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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 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 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?
- Malta ranks 88th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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
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.