Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Belgium
Belgium: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Belgium, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Belgium stood at 0.4 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
That places Belgium 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Belgium, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.68 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | -33.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 66% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.635 DB16-20 methodology, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Belgium?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Belgium was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.68 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Belgium rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Belgium ranks 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.