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Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, COVID-19 boosts online sales

The dramatic rise in e-commerce amid movement restrictions induced by COVID-19 increased online retail sales’ share of total retail sales from 16% to 19% in 2020, according to estimates in a UNCTAD report published on 3 May.

Meanwhile, global e-commerce sales jumped to $26.7 trillion in 2019, up 4% from 2018, according to the latest available estimates. This includes business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) sales, and is equivalent to 30% of global gross domestic product (GDP) that year.


For more visit: https://unctad.org/news/global-e-commerce-jumps-267-trillion-covid-19-boosts-online-sales

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