Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in St. Lucia

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in St. Lucia
Creator: World Bank
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St. Lucia: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.18 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

up 5.9%

World rank

119th

of 125 countries

All-time high

0.53 DB16-20 methodology

in 2016

All-time low

0.17 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in St. Lucia, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

St. Lucia recorded 0.18 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.

That places St. Lucia 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near St. Lucia

116 Finland 0.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
116 Switzerland 0.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
118 Russian Federation 0.182 DB16-20 methodology compare
120 Slovenia 0.13 DB16-20 methodology compare
121 Kuwait 0.1 DB16-20 methodology compare
122 Qatar 0.07 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

More private sector data for St. 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)
Commercial service exports 1.40 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 24.0% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 53.6% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in St. Lucia?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in St. 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 (saidi recorded in St. Lucia?: The highest recorded value was 0.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in St. Lucia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.17 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does St. Lucia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: St. Lucia ranks 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in St. Lucia?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this St. 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

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.