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

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

Qatar: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.07 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

0.07 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 80.0%

World rank

122nd

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.75 DB16-20 methodology

in 2016

All-time low

0.07 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

Qatar recorded 0.07 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.

Qatar ranks 122nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Qatar

119 Saint Lucia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
120 Slovenia 0.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
121 Kuwait 0.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
123 Singapore 0.06 DB16-20 methodology compare
124 South Korea 0.04 DB16-20 methodology compare
125 Japan 0.0375 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for Qatar

Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
Food imports 11.2% (2024)
Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 0.1% (2024)
Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 23.64 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 36.2% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 16.7% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Qatar?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Qatar was 0.07 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 0.75 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.07 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Qatar rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Qatar ranks 122nd out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar 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.