Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in China

Name: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in China
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

China: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF was 0.188 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

0.188 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

112th

of 124 countries

All-time high

0.383 DB16-20 methodology

in 2014

All-time low

0.188 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in China, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif 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 112th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near China

109 Cyprus 0.22 DB16-20 methodology compare
110 Costa Rica 0.21 DB16-20 methodology compare
111 Hong Kong 0.19 DB16-20 methodology compare
113 Estonia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
113 Namibia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
113 Switzerland 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 125 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 383.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 17.9% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 38.1% (2025)

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in China?: Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif 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 (saif 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 (saif 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 (saif?: China ranks 112th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif 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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Indicator: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) (DB16-20 methodology)
Unit: DB16-20 methodology
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 747 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.