Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Palau
Palau: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Palau, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Palau recorded 8.9 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.3% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Palau ranks 23rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Palau, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 55 DB16-20 methodology | +89.7% |
| 2016 | 52 DB16-20 methodology | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 27.99 DB16-20 methodology | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 22.98 DB16-20 methodology | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9 DB16-20 methodology | -61.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 8.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 14.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Palau's 8.9 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
- 20 Algeria 9.85 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 21 Palestine 9.48 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 22 Tonga 9.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 24 Bolivia 8.6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 25 Armenia 7.2 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 6.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 26 Kenya 6.9 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Palau?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Palau was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 55 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Palau ranks 23rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.