Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.21 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Costa Rica, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Costa Rica stood at 0.21 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of down 79.0% on the previous year.
That places Costa Rica 112th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2017 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2018 | 1 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2019 | 0.21 DB16-20 methodology | -79.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.21 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 35% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.21 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 5% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 109 United Arab Emirates 0.24 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 110 Taiwan 0.23 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 111 Cyprus 0.22 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Hong Kong 0.19 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 114 China 0.188 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 115 Estonia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 115 Namibia 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 115 Switzerland 0.18 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Costa Rica?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Costa Rica was 0.21 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.