Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Colombia
Colombia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 3.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Colombia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Colombia is 3.8 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 42nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.57 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.47 DB16-20 methodology | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 6.53 DB16-20 methodology | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 5.83 DB16-20 methodology | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 DB16-20 methodology | -9.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.8 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Colombia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Colombia was 3.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.47 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.