Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in El Salvador
El Salvador: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 3.23 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index 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 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 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.04 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 7.51 DB16-20 methodology | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.08 DB16-20 methodology | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 3.95 DB16-20 methodology | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2 DB16-20 methodology | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.23 DB16-20 methodology | -23.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.23 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.23 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 82% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in El Salvador?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index 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 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 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?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index 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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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.