Internet purchases by individuals in France
France: Internet purchases by individuals was 58.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in France, 2006–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
France recorded 58.0% for internet purchases by individuals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in France peaked at 58.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2006.
That places France 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.5% | — |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +24.8% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +4.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 58.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- France's 58.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 18.5% | 32.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 40.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in France?
- Internet purchases by individuals in France was 58.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2006.
- How does France rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- France ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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