Today, Wednesday, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics issued a study on “the development of e-commerce in Egypt during the period (2011-2021)” and among its most important indicators are the following..
China – Hong Kong ranks first in the world in terms of the proportion of e-commerce exports to total merchandise trade, rising from 42.5% to 61.2% during the period (2011-2021). China – Hong Kong also ranks first in terms of the proportion of e-commerce imports to total merchandise trade, increasing from 40.4% to 57.5% during the period (2011-2021).
Egypt ranks first among the Arab countries in terms of the percentage of e-commerce exports to total merchandise trade, as it increased from 0.2% to 2.9% during the period (2011-2021). Also, Egypt comes first in terms of the percentage of e-commerce imports to total merchandise trade, as it increased from 3.5% to 4.8% during the period (2011-2021).
Readiness indicator for online trading
Egypt ranked 109th globally and 13th at the level of Arab countries in 2020, according to the Business-to-Consumer Internet Trade Readiness Index published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
The UAE and Saudi Arabia rank first at the level of the Arab countries in 2020, according to the readiness index for online trade between companies and consumers, and rank 37 and 49, respectively, in the world.
Libya and Morocco come in the last ranks before Egypt at the level of the Arab countries in 2020, according to the readiness index for online trade between companies and consumers, and they occupy the 85th and 95th places, respectively, in the world.
The number of fixed-line subscribers reached 11 million, while the total number of mobile subscribers reached 103.5 million in 2021. The number of mobile Internet users reached 63.4 million, and the number of USB modem subscribers reached 2.1 million. subscribed in 2021, and the number of government post offices reached 4,194 in 2021.