As of March 2020, 48 percent of respondents from Saudi Arabia used e-commerce to purchase products more frequently which they normally would have bought from a store since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). About 29 percent of respondents from Morocco used online shopping less frequently.
Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
March 20 to 23, 2020
Number of respondents
4,500 respondents
Special properties
general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Using e-commerce to purchase products you would normally buy in store" - by frequency
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Ipsos. (March 20, 2020). Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. "Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country." Chart. March 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. (2020). Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. "Usage of Online Shopping amongst Respondents since The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in The Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos, Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, March 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
