Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Malaysia
Malaysia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.49 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Malaysia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Malaysia is 0.49 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.37 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.67 DB16-20 methodology | +81.1% |
| 2016 | 0.48 DB16-20 methodology | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0.57 DB16-20 methodology | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.61 DB16-20 methodology | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.49 DB16-20 methodology | -19.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.49 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.49 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Malaysia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Malaysia was 0.49 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Malaysia ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.