Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Spain
Spain: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.51 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Spain, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.51 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
That places Spain 98th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Spain, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.35 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.35 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.41 DB16-20 methodology | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.68 DB16-20 methodology | +65.9% |
| 2018 | 0.48 DB16-20 methodology | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.51 DB16-20 methodology | +6.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.51 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 66% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.51 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.79 DB16-20 methodology, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Spain
- 95 Cyprus 0.55 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 96 Costa Rica 0.54 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 96 Portugal 0.54 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 98 Belarus 0.51 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 100 Denmark 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 101 Morocco 0.49 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 101 Namibia 0.49 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Spain?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Spain was 0.51 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Spain ranks 98th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.