Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in China
China: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in China, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in China stood at 0.188 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
China ranks 114th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in China, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.383 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.383 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.383 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3025 DB16-20 methodology | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1955 DB16-20 methodology | -35.4% |
| 2019 | 0.188 DB16-20 methodology | -3.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.188 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- China's 0.188 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in China?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in China was 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.383 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does China rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- China ranks 114th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.