Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Oman
Oman: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 1.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Oman, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Oman is 1.13 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over five years.
Oman ranks 75th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Oman, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.24 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 2.33 DB16-20 methodology | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.36 DB16-20 methodology | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 1.64 DB16-20 methodology | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 1.13 DB16-20 methodology | -31.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.13 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.13 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7 DB16-20 methodology, 66% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Oman
More private sector data for Oman
- Merchandise trade 91.0% (2025)
- Food imports 13.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 44.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5043 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -15.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Oman?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Oman was 1.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Oman rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Oman ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Oman 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.