Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 500 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Papua New Guinea, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Papua New Guinea is 500 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 25.7% on the previous year and up 346.4% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 112 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 140 DB16-20 methodology | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 134 DB16-20 methodology | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 88 DB16-20 methodology | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 673 DB16-20 methodology | +664.8% |
| 2019 | 500 DB16-20 methodology | -25.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 500 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.14 DB16-20 methodology, 97.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 500 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 269.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Papua New Guinea?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Papua New Guinea was 500 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 673 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.