Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 7.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in North Macedonia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 7.46 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
North Macedonia ranks 29th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.79 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 10.79 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.39 DB16-20 methodology | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 5.57 DB16-20 methodology | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.23 DB16-20 methodology | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 7.46 DB16-20 methodology | +19.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 7.46 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 7.46 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 9.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in North Macedonia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in North Macedonia was 7.46 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.79 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does North Macedonia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- North Macedonia ranks 29th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.