Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Sudan
Sudan: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 14.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Sudan, 2014–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Sudan is 14.4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.9% over five years.
Sudan ranks 14th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.44 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 30.07 DB16-20 methodology | +63.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | -52.1% |
| 2017 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 14.4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.1 DB16-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sudan
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Sudan?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Sudan was 14.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.07 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 DB16-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Sudan rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Sudan ranks 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this Sudan 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.