Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka stood at 2 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka?
- Getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per in Sri Lanka was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting electricity: total duration and frequency of outages per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year (0-3) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total duration and frequency of outages per customer a year index evaluates the quality of the power supply. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 12 (equivalent to an outage of one hour each month) or below, a score of 1 is assigned. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 4 (equivalent to an outage of one hour each quarter) or below, 1 additional point is assigned. If SAIDI and SAIFI are 1 (equivalent to an outage of one hour per year) or below, 1 more point is assigned. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.