The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued a report on e-commerce, which pointed out the number of people shopping online, the challenges of environmental sustainability, and the obstacles facing the growth of e-commerce in developing countries.

Since 2010, e-commerce has developed significantly in many countries, and has also been strengthened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of people shopping online has increased from less than 100 million to about 2.3 billion in 2021, and most sales are domestic, but the organization confirmed that the share of international e-commerce is growing.

UNCTAD estimates that the value of e-commerce sales by companies in 43 developed and developing countries for which data is available, representing three-quarters of global GDP, has increased from $17 trillion in 2016 to $27 trillion in 2022.