Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Albania
Albania: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 22 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Albania, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Albania recorded 22 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Albania ranks 8th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Albania, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.3 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 51.86 DB16-20 methodology | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 49.09 DB16-20 methodology | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 45.9 DB16-20 methodology | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 48.59 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 22 DB16-20 methodology | -54.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 22 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 6.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Albania's 22 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.635 DB16-20 methodology, 34.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Albania?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Albania was 22 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Albania rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Albania ranks 8th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The system average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) is the average number of service interruptions experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.