2021 Global E-commerce Market Data: The United States has dropped to pre-epidemic levels!

The world economy is still affected by the epidemic , but the e-commerce industry has benefited from it . However, according to market research company Stock   According to statistics provided by Apps, e-commerce penetration rates around the world have almost declined in 2021 .

Among the regions surveyed, the UK has the highest share of the e-commerce market . In March 2021 , 29.8% of retail purchases in the country were completed online. The second-ranked region is Singapore . The Asian country witnessed a significant increase in online shopping in 2020, reaching a figure of 35.6%. However, this level has declined in 2021, with a peak share of 26.6%.

It is worth noting the changes in the United States . The online shopping rate in the United States at the end of 2021 almost dropped to the pre-epidemic level. Its online shopping rate peaked at 17.4% in 2020 and dropped to 16.3% in 2021 .

Compared with the United States, Canada 's e-commerce market has changed more during the epidemic . In 2020 , 21.4% of retail shopping was completed online , making it one of the fastest growing regions in e-commerce in the world . In 2021 , Canada's e-commerce penetration rate peaked at 19.2%.

The Middle East has also seen dramatic changes . In April 2020, the online shopping rate in Middle Eastern countries was 12.4%. By 2021, this share had dropped to 9% , but was still significantly higher than the pre -pandemic level of 4%-5%.

Among European countries, Germany and Italy have relatively low levels of online shopping. In Germany, 6.9% of purchases were made online in September 2019. This figure peaked at 10% in January 2020. However , in September 2021, this figure fell again to 8.7%.

In Italy, the share of the online market increased from around 4.7% before the epidemic to 8.1% in April 2020. By September 2021 , it had gradually declined to 6.6%.

In South America, only data for Brazil are given in the report . In this country, the share of online shopping was 4.5% before the pandemic . It peaked at 6.2% in March 2021 and remained at this level throughout the year.

In addition to the data from Stock Apps, according to a report released by Mastercard , the global online market's share of retail sales declined in 2021 compared to 2020. However, the e-commerce industry's performance is still significantly better than pre-epidemic levels.

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