How does Papua New Guinea rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2019.

Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 563.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 940 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

940 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 30.7%

World rank

1st

of 125 countries

All-time high

1,356 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

All-time low

135.95 DB16-20 methodology

in 2017

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Papua New Guinea, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 940 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.7% on the previous year and up 563.6% over ten years.

That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

2 Palau 615.7 DB16-20 methodology compare
3 Niger 165 DB16-20 methodology compare
4 Guyana 113 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Papua New Guinea

Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
Food imports 16.5% (2023)
Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 19.7% (2023)
Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 75.10 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 16.6% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 78.1% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Papua New Guinea?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Papua New Guinea was 940 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 1,356 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 135.95 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 563.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.