Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 0.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Saint Lucia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Saint Lucia is 0.34 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
That places Saint Lucia 102nd out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.54 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.21 DB16-20 methodology | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 0.45 DB16-20 methodology | +114.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4 DB16-20 methodology | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.18 DB16-20 methodology | -55.0% |
| 2019 | 0.34 DB16-20 methodology | +88.9% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 0.34 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 0.34 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More private sector data for Saint Lucia
- Merchandise trade 41.2% (2025)
- Food imports 27.6% (2020)
- Manufactures imports 57.0% (2020)
- Merchandise imports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.6% (2020)
- Manufactures exports 45.9% (2020)
- Merchandise exports 85.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 471.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Saint Lucia?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Saint Lucia was 0.34 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Saint Lucia ranks 102nd out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.