Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Namibia
Namibia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Namibia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Namibia is 0.18 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 115th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Namibia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.25 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.27 DB16-20 methodology | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 DB16-20 methodology | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2 DB16-20 methodology | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.18 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.14 DB16-20 methodology, 4% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.18 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1 DB16-20 methodology, 1% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Namibia
More private sector data for Namibia
- Merchandise trade 102.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 28.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,271 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Namibia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Namibia was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.