This statistic provides a ranking of the leading retail e-commerce markets worldwide based on sales between in 2020 with a forecast for 2021. In 2020, retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 794.5 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to grow to 843.15 billion US dollars in 2021. However, China is by far the leading e-commerce market, with 2,296.95 billion U.S. dollars sales generated in 2020.
Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales in 2020 and forecast for 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
* Forecast. **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.
Estimates are based on the analysis of data from other research firms and government agencies, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues from major online retailers, consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions.
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eMarketer. (December 1, 2020). Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales in 2020 and forecast for 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377624/leading-countries-retail-e-commerce-sales/
eMarketer. "Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales in 2020 and forecast for 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377624/leading-countries-retail-e-commerce-sales/
eMarketer. (2020). Leading countries ranked by retail e-commerce sales in 2020 and forecast for 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377624/leading-countries-retail-e-commerce-sales/
eMarketer. "Leading Countries Ranked by Retail E-commerce Sales in 2020 and Forecast for 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377624/leading-countries-retail-e-commerce-sales/
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