Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Uruguay

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Uruguay
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

10 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

up 81.8%

World rank

24th

of 125 countries

All-time high

10 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

All-time low

5.5 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI in Uruguay, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Uruguay stood at 10 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 81.8% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.

That places Uruguay 24th out of 125 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Uruguay

21 Tonga 12.31 DB16-20 methodology compare
22 Kenya 12 DB16-20 methodology compare
23 Armenia 10.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
25 Bolivia 7.96 DB16-20 methodology compare
26 Panama 7.82 DB16-20 methodology compare
27 North Macedonia 7.46 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Uruguay

Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
Food imports 14.1% (2024)
Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 65.3% (2024)
Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 7.32 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 28.5% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 43.8% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Uruguay?: Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi in Uruguay was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 10 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 5.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Uruguay rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi?: Uruguay ranks 24th out of 125 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index (saidi rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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.