Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Samoa
Samoa: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 15.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Samoa, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Samoa is 15.77 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 11th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 25 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 DB16-20 methodology | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 20 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.9 DB16-20 methodology | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 15.77 DB16-20 methodology | -0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 15.77 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 4.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 15.77 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 8.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Samoa
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Samoa?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Samoa was 15.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 25 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.77 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Samoa ranks 11th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.