Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Hong Kong, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Hong Kong is 0.19 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Hong Kong ranks 113th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.19 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.17 DB16-20 methodology | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 DB16-20 methodology | +5.6% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.19 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 31% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.19 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 110 Taiwan 0.23 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 111 Cyprus 0.22 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 112 Costa Rica 0.21 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 Hong Kong
- Merchandise trade 371.0% (2025)
- Food imports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 831.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 753.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 100,492 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.76 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Hong Kong?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Hong Kong was 0.19 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Hong Kong rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Hong Kong ranks 113th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.