Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Brunei
Brunei: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Brunei, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.33 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Brunei ranks 103rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Brunei, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.8 DB16-20 methodology | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.43 DB16-20 methodology | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.38 DB16-20 methodology | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.33 DB16-20 methodology | -13.2% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.33 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 55% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.33 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Brunei?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Brunei was 0.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Brunei rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Brunei ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.