Getting electricity: System average interruption … frequency in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index was 5.14 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Vanuatu, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 5.14 DB16-20 methodology for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Vanuatu ranks 34th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: System average interruption frequency index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 9.29 DB16-20 methodology | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 7.49 DB16-20 methodology | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 6.2 DB16-20 methodology | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 8.2 DB16-20 methodology | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 5.14 DB16-20 methodology | -37.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 5.14 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.14 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 5.14 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.85 DB16-20 methodology, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Vanuatu?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index in Vanuatu was 5.14 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index?
- Vanuatu ranks 34th out of 126 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption frequency index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.