Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) by country

Countries reporting
34
Highest
87.5%
Ireland
Lowest
23.3%
Albania
Median
61.1%
Years covered
6
2020–2025
Data points
208

What the numbers show

Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 87.5% in Ireland; the lowest is 23.3% in Albania.

The median across all reporting countries is 61.1%, and the mean is 59.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 314.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 6.2%).

Internet purchases by individuals: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ireland 87.5% 2025 up 36.6% rising
2 Netherlands 86.4% 2025 up 11.7% rising
3 Denmark 81.9% 2025 up 3.2% flat
4 Norway 80.4% 2025 up 14.8% rising
5 Sweden 80.1% 2025 up 10.0% rising
6 Czechia 75.4% 2025 up 28.4% rising
7 Germany 70.4% 2025 down 6.2% falling
8 France 70.3% 2025 rising
9 Luxembourg 69.1% 2025 up 0.2% flat
10 Finland 68.1% 2025 up 14.1% rising
11 Slovakia 66.9% 2025 up 39.8% rising
12 Estonia 66.8% 2025 up 18.1% rising
13 Belgium 66.7% 2025 up 3.1% flat
14 Austria 65.8% 2025 up 18.3% rising
15 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 63.6% 2025 up 12.9% rising
16 Greece 62.9% 2025 up 64.2% rising
17 Malta 62.5% 2025 up 14.7% rising
18 Spain 59.6% 2025 up 10.8% rising
19 Cyprus 58.2% 2025 up 87.1% rising
20 Poland 56.6% 2025 up 21.4% rising
21 Hungary 54.8% 2025 up 11.2% rising
22 Latvia 54.3% 2025 up 41.9% rising
23 Lithuania 53.5% 2025 up 28.5% rising
24 Slovenia 53.2% 2025 up 3.1% flat
25 Croatia 51.1% 2025 up 11.6% rising
26 Serbia 50.5% 2025 up 74.2% rising
27 Portugal 49.6% 2025 up 40.7% rising
28 Italy 43.8% 2025 up 39.4% rising
29 Türkiye 42.3% 2025 up 76.7% rising
30 Romania 41.5% 2025 up 87.8% rising
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4% 2025 up 119.2% rising
32 Bulgaria 34.8% 2025 up 122.6% rising
33 Montenegro 30.2% 2025 up 99.8% rising
34 Albania 23.3% 2025 up 314.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Internet purchases by individuals (2020 onwards)
Unit
Percentage of individuals
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 208 data points, 2020–2025
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