$2.5Tin digitally ordered exports (cross-border e-commerce) from 43 economies in 2021, about 13% of their exports
$2.5T in digitally ordered exports (cross-border e-commerce) from 43 economies in 2021, about 13% of their exports (2021, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNCTAD e-commerce and digital economy estimates)
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$2.5T in digitally ordered exports (cross-border e-commerce) from 43 economies in 2021, about 13% of their exports (2021).
$2.5T
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Why you can trust it. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNCTAD e-commerce and digital economy estimates: research, research firm or analyst compilation.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNCTAD e-commerce and digital economy estimates
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$2.5T in digitally ordered exports (cross-border e-commerce) from 43 economies in 2021, about 13% of their exports
Data period
2021 (ends 31 Dec 2021)
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13 Jun 2024
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It is estimated that digitally ordered exports (i.e. international e-commerce sales) from these economies were worth around $2.5 trillion in 2021. This equates to around 13 per cent of total exports of goods and services.
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23 Oct 2026: Read on unctad.org (13 Jun 2024). UNCTAD calls this estimate relatively uncertain. value_numeric is in trillions.
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$2.5T in digitally ordered exports (cross-border e-commerce) from 43 economies in 2021, about 13% of their exports, for 2021, according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNCTAD e-commerce and digital economy estimates. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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