The statistic highlights the leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending. In 2012, consumers in the United Arab Emirates spent 2.9 billion U.S. dollars online. In 2015, these figures are projected to reach 5.1 billion dollars in annual e-commerce spending.
Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars)
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PayPal, & Website (Wamda). (September 24, 2013). Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/
PayPal, und Website (Wamda). "Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 24, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/
PayPal, Website (Wamda). (2013). Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/
PayPal, and Website (Wamda). "Leading Online Commerce Markets in The Middle East in 2012 and 2015, Ranked by Annual Spending (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/
PayPal & Website (Wamda), Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Leading online commerce markets in the Middle East in 2012 and 2015, ranked by annual spending (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], PayPal, & Website (Wamda), September 24, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315431/mena-leading-ecommerce-markets-spending/