Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 7.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Vanuatu, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Vanuatu is 7.28 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and up 85.2% over ten years.
That places Vanuatu 30th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.93 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2.32 DB16-20 methodology | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 3.77 DB16-20 methodology | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 6.03 DB16-20 methodology | +59.9% |
| 2018 | 13.4 DB16-20 methodology | +122.2% |
| 2019 | 7.28 DB16-20 methodology | -45.7% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 7.28 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 7.28 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.96 DB16-20 methodology, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Vanuatu?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Vanuatu was 7.28 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Vanuatu ranks 30th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.