Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Portugal
Portugal: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.61 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Portugal, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Portugal is 0.61 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Portugal ranks 86th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.73 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.73 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.77 DB16-20 methodology | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.82 DB16-20 methodology | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.62 DB16-20 methodology | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.61 DB16-20 methodology | -1.6% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.61 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.61 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.635 DB16-20 methodology, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Portugal?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Portugal was 0.61 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Portugal ranks 86th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.