Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in El Salvador?

Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF in El Salvador

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

El Salvador: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index (SAIF was 3.23 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

3.23 DB16-20 methodology

Change on year

down 23.1%

World rank

45th

of 124 countries

All-time high

7.51 DB16-20 methodology

in 2015

All-time low

3.23 DB16-20 methodology

in 2019

Years of data

2014–2019

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

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 3.23 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.

That places El Salvador 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near El Salvador

42 Georgia 3.69 DB16-20 methodology compare
43 Romania 3.35 DB16-20 methodology compare
44 Ecuador 3.3 DB16-20 methodology compare
46 Serbia 3.11 DB16-20 methodology compare
47 Sri Lanka 2.98 DB16-20 methodology compare
48 Bhutan 2.88 DB16-20 methodology compare

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More private sector data for El Salvador

Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
Food imports 20.1% (2024)
Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 22.9% (2024)
Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 6.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 31.9% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 18.4% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in El Salvador?: Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif in El Salvador was 3.23 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in El Salvador?: The highest recorded value was 7.51 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif recorded in El Salvador?: The lowest recorded value was 3.23 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
How does El Salvador rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif?: El Salvador ranks 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index (saif rising or falling in El Salvador?: Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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.