Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Spain
Spain: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.71 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.71 DB16-20 methodology
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
83rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
0.92 DB16-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
0.53 DB16-20 methodology
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Spain, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Spain stood at 0.71 DB16-20 methodology.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Spain ranks 83rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Spain, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.57 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.57 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.53 DB16-20 methodology | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 DB16-20 methodology | +73.6% |
| 2018 | 0.67 DB16-20 methodology | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.71 DB16-20 methodology | +6.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.71 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.71 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.635 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Spain
- 80 Mauritius 0.85 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Bahrain 0.72 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 81 Thailand 0.72 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 84 Slovakia 0.68 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 85 Sweden 0.66 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 86 Austria 0.61 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 86 Portugal 0.61 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Spain?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Spain was 0.71 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 DB16-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Spain ranks 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.