Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Turkey
Turkey: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 19.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Turkey, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 19.53 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 102.4% on the previous year and up 290.6% over ten years.
That places Turkey 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Turkey, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 8.56 DB16-20 methodology | +71.2% |
| 2016 | 10.26 DB16-20 methodology | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 11.27 DB16-20 methodology | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.65 DB16-20 methodology | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 19.53 DB16-20 methodology | +102.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 19.53 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.26 DB16-20 methodology, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 19.53 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.635 DB16-20 methodology, 30.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 73.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Turkey?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Turkey was 19.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.53 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Turkey rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.