Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 1.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Saudi Arabia stood at 1.98 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 66th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.15 DB16-20 methodology | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 DB16-20 methodology | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.85 DB16-20 methodology | +56.8% |
| 2018 | 1.87 DB16-20 methodology | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.98 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.98 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 2.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 1.98 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.77 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Saudi Arabia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Saudi Arabia was 1.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.