Internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Internet purchases by individuals was 80.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2019, internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom stood at 80.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom peaked at 80.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2003.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.5% | — |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.5% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +4.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 80.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 80.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 23.6% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 60.3% | 80.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More science & technology data for United Kingdom
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 348.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 97,536 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom?
- Internet purchases by individuals in United Kingdom was 80.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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