Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 6.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Dominican Republic, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Dominican Republic is 6.9 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 26th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.6 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 10.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.99 DB16-20 methodology | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.15 DB16-20 methodology | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.78 DB16-20 methodology | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 6.9 DB16-20 methodology | -29.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 6.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Dominican Republic?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Dominican Republic was 6.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.