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Canada: e-commerce share of retail sales 2013-2020

E-commerce as percentage of total retail sales in Canada from 2013 to 2020

The data displays retail e-commerce sales as a percent of total retail sales in Canada from 2013 to 2016, and a forecast until 2020. In 2016, e-commerce sales accounted for 6.5% of all retail sales in Canada, this figure is expected to reach 10% in 2020.

E-commerce in Canada While the percentage of e-commerce sales as a percent of total retail sales in Canada in 2013 does not seem like much, the digital buyer penetration in Canada is strong. In 2013, 63.1% of internet users were buying online. This number is expected to increase steadily until 2018.

2013 4.5
2014 5
2015 5.8
2016 6.5
2017 7.3
2018 8.1
2019 9
2020 10