Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Saint Lucia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 0.18 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
That places Saint Lucia 121st out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.45 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.34 DB16-20 methodology | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 0.53 DB16-20 methodology | +55.9% |
| 2017 | 0.38 DB16-20 methodology | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.17 DB16-20 methodology | -55.3% |
| 2019 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.18 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.18 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Saint Lucia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Saint Lucia was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.