Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Panama
Panama: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 7.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Panama, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Panama recorded 7.82 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 391.8% on the previous year and up 443.1% over ten years.
That places Panama 28th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Panama, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.44 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.44 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.91 DB16-20 methodology | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.92 DB16-20 methodology | -51.8% |
| 2018 | 1.59 DB16-20 methodology | +72.8% |
| 2019 | 7.82 DB16-20 methodology | +391.8% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 7.82 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 10.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Panama's 7.82 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Panama
More private sector data for Panama
- Merchandise trade 41.6% (2025)
- Food imports 18.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 73.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 10.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,604 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Panama?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Panama was 7.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 7.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Panama rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Panama ranks 28th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 443.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.