Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Samoa
Samoa: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 35.88 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Samoa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Samoa is 35.88 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.1% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
That places Samoa 11th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.25 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 25.25 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.25 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.25 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.08 DB16-20 methodology | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 35.88 DB16-20 methodology | +123.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 35.88 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 8.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 35.88 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 12.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Samoa
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Samoa?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Samoa was 35.88 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.88 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.08 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Samoa ranks 11th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.