Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 13.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Cape Verde, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Cape Verde is 13.1 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 18th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 13.1 DB16-20 methodology | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +129.0% |
| 2017 | 30 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 DB16-20 methodology | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1 DB16-20 methodology | -22.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13.1 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13.1 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Cape Verde?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Cape Verde was 13.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 30 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Cape Verde ranks 18th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.