* Forecast. Internet users who have made at least one purchase via any digital channel within the calendar year, including online, mobile and tablet purchases.
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Middle East and Africa: digital buyer penetration 2014-2019
This statistic gives information on the digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, ** percent of internet users in Middle East and Africa had purchased products online. In 2018, this figure is expected to grow to ** percent.
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eMarketer. (February 24, 2016). Digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer. "Digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019." Chart. February 24, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer. (2016). Digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer. "Digital Buyer Penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/
eMarketer, Digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/ (last visited October 13, 2026)
Digital buyer penetration in Middle East and Africa from 2014 to 2019 [Graph], eMarketer, February 24, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261669/digital-buyer-penetration-in-middle-east-and-africa/