Market Trends of Egypt E-commerce Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Egypt E-commerce Market according to our research experts:
Adoption of Online Mode of Purchasing
- Egyptian e-commerce enterprises are increasing, and the local market is expanding, particularly in specialist areas. The Egyptian e-commerce business has exhibited activity in recent years, with a rising number of new e-commerce start-ups. The survival rate or rapid, continuous growth of many start-ups is sometimes precarious and prone to high turnover.
- Small-scale retailers are increasingly turning to online grocery purchasing. Knockmart, founded in 2014, is a unique Egyptian online grocery chain that has quickly evolved to become one of the region's largest of its kind. It is Cairo17's first entire online shopping experience, delivering groceries, household goods, and other lifestyle items.
- After the pandemic, online buying patterns peaked, increasing by 94 percent, with 80 percent of young Arabs purchasing online. Since the outbreak, 72 percent of Egyptian consumers have increased their internet buying. Consumers are spending more money on virtual experiences (54%).
- Furthermore, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has launched an ICT policy as part of Egypt's Vision 2030 "Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS)." This plan promotes the sector's growth and contributions to economic growth by promoting projects such as e-commerce and e-government, electronics design and digital manufacturing, and talent and human resource development, among others.
- The Egyptian market has the region's highest population of internet users. Egypt's Internet penetration is predicted to reach 53.5 million in 2019, with 8% of them using the Internet on a regular basis. Electronics, entertainment, airline tickets, and fashion are the most common internet transactions. E-commerce in Egypt confronts various challenges: only about 10 million credit/debit cardholders. Hence 80 percent of e-commerce in Egypt relies on cash for delivery. However, credit card issuance is increasing at a pace of roughly 40% per year, indicating that cash needs may be decreasing.
- Starting in July 2020, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will provide 36 electronic services to private enterprises, including changing company operations, adding board members, and making other necessary changes. Additionally, e-signatures will be permitted to facilitate and speed up a variety of investment transactions and litigation filings.
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Growing B2C E-commerce
- The growth of e-commerce in Egypt is one of the important markets in the region and one of the promising countries for the development of e-commerce, as it ranks top in the number of Internet users in the MENA region, with more than 50 million users, which enhances the growth of the e-commerce sector locally, and contributes to growing efforts Digital transformation and financial inclusion in Egypt.
- The e-commerce market is growing quickly in Egypt and worldwide, as the number of people who do online shopping reached about 1 billion in 2019. It is expected to exceed 2.7 billion users by 2020, nearly a quarter of the world's population.
- The current situation in Egypt aligns with the world's adoption of a new strategy commensurate with the rapid developments in the information technology industry. Further, Egypt is implementing several programs and initiatives that stimulate the e-commerce sector and activities.
- Some organizations in Egypt, including local companies, provided e-commerce services to the program and provided them with the additional support of 5 percent on their exports of e-commerce products and services.
- In 2021, Egypt will provide support to creativity and young creators in the field of electronic commerce and provides the necessary support for local startups, as it has sponsored and supported more than 19 startups working in the field of electronic marketing, representing 16 percent of the total startups set by the authority through a center Technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
