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

Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

4 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

up 25.0%

World rank

44th

of 125 countries

All-time high

12.4 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

2.8 DB16-20 methodology

in 2016

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Sri Lanka is 4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.

That places Sri Lanka 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

41 Argentina 4.51 DB16-20 methodology compare
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43 Algeria 4.24 DB16-20 methodology compare
45 Guatemala 3.96 DB16-20 methodology compare
46 Serbia 3.85 DB16-20 methodology compare
47 New Zealand 3.77 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Sri Lanka

Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
Food imports 15.3% (2024)
Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 27.3% (2024)
Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 6.87 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 31.5% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 41.2% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Sri Lanka?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Sri Lanka was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 12.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 2.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.