This statistic shows retail e-commerce sales as a percent of global retail sales in 2016, sorted by region. In 2016, e-retail sales accounted for 12.1 percent of all retail sales in Asia Pacific, compared to 8.1 percent in North America.
E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region
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eMarketer. (August 8, 2016). E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239300/number-of-online-buyers-in-selected-countries/
eMarketer. "E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region." Chart. August 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239300/number-of-online-buyers-in-selected-countries/
eMarketer. (2016). E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239300/number-of-online-buyers-in-selected-countries/
eMarketer. "E-commerce Share of Total Global Retail Sales in 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239300/number-of-online-buyers-in-selected-countries/
eMarketer, E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239300/number-of-online-buyers-in-selected-countries/ (last visited May 25, 2020)
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