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Leading retail e-commerce markets worldwide 2014-2019
Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales from 2014 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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This statistic provides a ranking of the leading retail e-commerce markets worldwide based on sales between 2014 and 2019. In 2015, retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 340.6 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to grow to 543.95 billion US dollars in 2019. Despite the advantages of the already established e-commerce markets, online retail in Asia is catching up. Malaysia ranks first in terms of retail e-commerce CAGR from 2016 to 2021 with a projected growth rate of 23.7 percent. India ranks second with a projected e-retail CAGR of 23 percent. In the United States, the fastest-growing e-commerce category as of January 2016 were consumer packaged goods.
Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales from 2014 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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by Statista Research Department,
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Feb 24, 2016
This statistic provides a ranking of the leading retail e-commerce markets worldwide based on sales between 2014 and 2019. In 2015, retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 340.6 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to grow to 543.95 billion US dollars in 2019. Despite the advantages of the already established e-commerce markets, online retail in Asia is catching up. Malaysia ranks first in terms of retail e-commerce CAGR from 2016 to 2021 with a projected growth rate of 23.7 percent. India ranks second with a projected e-retail CAGR of 23 percent. In the United States, the fastest-growing e-commerce category as of January 2016 were consumer packaged goods.
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**Excludes Hong Kong.
Includes products or services ordered using the internet via any device, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; excludes travel and event tickets.
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**Excludes Hong Kong.
Includes products or services ordered using the internet via any device, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; excludes travel and event tickets.
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