Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Chile
Chile: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 1.47 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Chile, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.47 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
That places Chile 70th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Chile, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.68 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 1.58 DB16-20 methodology | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.48 DB16-20 methodology | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.34 DB16-20 methodology | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 1.72 DB16-20 methodology | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 DB16-20 methodology | -14.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.47 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 2.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.47 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 37% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Chile?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Chile was 1.47 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Chile rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Chile ranks 70th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.