Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Algeria
Algeria: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 9.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Algeria, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Algeria stood at 9.85 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Algeria ranks 20th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Algeria, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.89 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 9.02 DB16-20 methodology | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.16 DB16-20 methodology | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.46 DB16-20 methodology | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.21 DB16-20 methodology | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 9.85 DB16-20 methodology | +20.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 9.85 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 9.85 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7 DB16-20 methodology, 5.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Algeria
More private sector data for Algeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.2% (2017)
- Manufactures imports 73.0% (2017)
- Merchandise imports 50.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.0% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 45.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 957.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Algeria?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Algeria was 9.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.21 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Algeria ranks 20th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Algeria 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.