Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 615.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Palau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Palau is 615.7 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and up 381.0% over ten years.
Palau ranks 2nd of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Palau, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 128 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 149 DB16-20 methodology | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 128 DB16-20 methodology | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 482.33 DB16-20 methodology | +276.8% |
| 2018 | 951.3 DB16-20 methodology | +97.2% |
| 2019 | 615.7 DB16-20 methodology | -35.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 615.7 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 794.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Palau's 615.7 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 208.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Palau?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Palau was 615.7 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 951.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 128 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Palau rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Palau ranks 2nd out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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.