Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 6.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Trinidad and Tobago, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Trinidad and Tobago is 6.34 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 37th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.34 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 4.71 DB16-20 methodology | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 4.38 DB16-20 methodology | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 6.67 DB16-20 methodology | +52.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7 DB16-20 methodology | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 6.34 DB16-20 methodology | +11.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.34 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.775 DB16-20 methodology, 8.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 6.34 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More private sector data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Merchandise trade 48.6% (2025)
- Food imports 16.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 59.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,983 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -13.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Trinidad and Tobago was 6.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 37th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.