Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Paraguay
Paraguay: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 22.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Paraguay, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 22.8 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Paraguay ranks 7th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 15.8 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.81 DB16-20 methodology | +50.7% |
| 2017 | 32.38 DB16-20 methodology | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 27.55 DB16-20 methodology | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 22.8 DB16-20 methodology | -17.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 22.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 22.8 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 5.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More private sector data for Paraguay
- Merchandise trade 61.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 19.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Paraguay?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Paraguay was 22.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 32.38 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Paraguay rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Paraguay ranks 7th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.