Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Uruguay
Uruguay: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Uruguay, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Uruguay is 4 DB16-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 53.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 40th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.18 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 3.18 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6 DB16-20 methodology | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 4 DB16-20 methodology | +53.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.605 DB16-20 methodology, 6.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.93 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 37 Puerto Rico 4.83 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 38 Fiji 4.74 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 39 San Marino 4.67 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 3.86 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 42 Colombia 3.8 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 43 Brazil 3.72 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Uruguay?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Uruguay was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.