Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Thailand
Thailand: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 0.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Thailand, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.38 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Thailand ranks 108th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Thailand, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.78 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.79 DB16-20 methodology | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.45 DB16-20 methodology | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.47 DB16-20 methodology | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.38 DB16-20 methodology | -19.1% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.38 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.37 DB16-20 methodology, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.38 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 13% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Thailand
More private sector data for Thailand
- Merchandise trade 118.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 344.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 339.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,742 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5886 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Thailand?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Thailand was 0.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Thailand rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Thailand ranks 108th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.