Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Qatar
Qatar: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Qatar, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Qatar stood at 0.04 DB16-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
That places Qatar 125th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.28 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.36 DB16-20 methodology | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.36 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 DB16-20 methodology | -44.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 DB16-20 methodology | -80.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.04 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 7% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.04 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.7 DB16-20 methodology, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 122 Uzbekistan 0.08 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 123 Russia 0.053 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 124 South Korea 0.05 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 126 Japan 0.024 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Qatar?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Qatar was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Qatar ranks 125th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.