In 2021, Saudi Arabia was the highest valued e-commerce market among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, at an estimated 13 billion U.S. dollars. United Arab Emirates came in second with an estimated value of ten billion U.S. dollars.
Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Alpen Capital. (November 15, 2022). Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/
Alpen Capital. "Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/
Alpen Capital. (2022). Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/
Alpen Capital. "Estimated Market Size of The E-commerce Industry in The Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/
Alpen Capital, Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Estimated market size of the e-commerce industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2021, by country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Alpen Capital, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366074/gcc-ecommerce-market-size-by-country/