Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Mauritius
Mauritius: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Mauritius, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Mauritius stood at 0.85 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.8% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
That places Mauritius 80th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.58 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 DB16-20 methodology | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.65 DB16-20 methodology | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 DB16-20 methodology | +30.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.85 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.85 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1 DB16-20 methodology, 6% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Mauritius?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Mauritius was 0.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Mauritius ranks 80th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.