How does Australia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif?

Australia ranks 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.

Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Australia

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Australia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.6 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

86th

of 124 countries

All-time high

0.82 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

All-time low

0.6 DB16-20 methodology

in 2018

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in Australia, 2014–2019

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

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Australia stood at 0.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.8% over ten years.

That places Australia 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Australia

83 Sweden 0.66 DB16-20 methodology compare
84 Austria 0.61 DB16-20 methodology compare
84 Portugal 0.61 DB16-20 methodology compare
87 Ireland 0.57 DB16-20 methodology compare
88 Netherlands 0.54 DB16-20 methodology compare
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.51 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for Australia

Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
Food imports 6.5% (2025)
Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 13.7% (2025)
Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 90.93 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 16.4% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 39.3% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Australia?: Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in Australia was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Australia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif?: Australia ranks 86th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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

Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 747 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.