Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the UAE e-commerce market:
– The average online shopper in the UAE spends US$1,189 a year, rising to US$1,505 by the year 2027.
– In 2023, the e-commerce market in the UAE was worth US$12 billion. By 2027, this will have increased to US$16 billion.
– In the UAE, shoppers complete more than 60% of all online purchases using a mobile device
– such as a smartphone or tablet.
– Almost 40% of the items UAE shoppers buy online come from merchants based overseas — a volume of commerce worth over US$4 billion a year.
– Online shoppers in the UAE use cash and digital payment methods, rather than cards, to pay for almost half of all e-commerce purchases.