This statistic presents information on the leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce in 2013, sorted by market maturity. During the survey period it was found that 74 percent of the respondents from emerging economies did cross border e-commerce because of products being not obtainable domestically in the respective countries.
Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013
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- Share of online shoppers who purchase domestically and cross-border Hong Kong 2018
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- Share of online shoppers who purchase domestically and cross-border Thailand 2016
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DHL. (May 20, 2014). Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/
DHL. "Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013." Chart. May 20, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/
DHL. (2014). Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/
DHL. "Leading Reasons for Cross-border E-commerce Worldwide in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/
DHL, Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Leading reasons for cross-border e-commerce worldwide in 2013 [Graph], DHL, May 20, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/348125/reasons-for-cross-border-e-commerce-worldwide/