Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index 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 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 46th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.4 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 3.3 DB16-20 methodology | -73.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8 DB16-20 methodology | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2 DB16-20 methodology | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | +25.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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 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 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?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index 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
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.