How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?

Portugal ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Portugal

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

Portugal: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.54 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

94th

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.64 DB16-20 methodology

in 2017

All-time low

0.54 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Portugal, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Portugal stood at 0.54 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Portugal ranks 94th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Portugal

91 Mexico 0.5841 DB16-20 methodology compare
92 Dominica 0.58 DB16-20 methodology compare
93 Cyprus 0.55 DB16-20 methodology compare
94 Costa Rica 0.54 DB16-20 methodology compare
96 Belarus 0.51 DB16-20 methodology compare
96 Spain 0.51 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Portugal

Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
Food imports 15.9% (2025)
Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 14.4% (2025)
Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 62.46 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 21.3% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 46.7% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Portugal?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Portugal was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 0.64 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Portugal ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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.