This statistic shows the percentage of companies according to the frequency with which they sold products and services on the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016. More than six in 10 of the companies surveyed did not sell products or services through the internet, compared to seven percent who always did it.
Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016
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Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Survey time period
April 13 to 22, 2016
Number of respondents
4,904 companies*
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
*The study grouped retail goods and services companies from 1 to 250 employees from 10 EU countries: Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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European Commission. (June 6, 2016). Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/
European Commission. "Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016." Chart. June 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/
European Commission. (2016). Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/
European Commission. "Share of Companies Selling Goods and Services over The Internet in Selected Countries of The European Union (Eu) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/
European Commission, Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/ (last visited April 11, 2025)
Share of companies selling goods and services over the internet in selected countries of the European Union (EU) in 2016 [Graph], European Commission, June 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/775857/share-from-business-by-frequency-from-sale-by-internet-in-countries-from-the-eu/
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