eCommerce market in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the smaller markets for eCommerce with a predicted revenue of US$71.4 million by 2025. Revenue is expected to show a compound annual growth rate (CAGR 2025-2029) of 17.9%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$137.7 million by 2029. With an expected increase of 21.4% in 2025, the Ethiopian eCommerce market contributed to the worldwide growth rate of 9.8% in 2025. Like in Ethiopia, global eCommerce sales are expected to increase over the next years. Seven markets are considered by ECDB within the Ethiopian eCommerce market. Electronics is the largest market and accounts for 23.5% of the Ethiopian eCommerce revenue. It is followed by Hobby & Leisure with 22.9%, Fashion with 18.7%, Furniture & Homeware with 12.1%, Care Products with 8.6%, DIY with 7.6%, and Grocery with the remaining 6.6%.

The online share refers to the proportion of the retail volume that is transacted via the Internet. It includes purchases via desktop PC, tablet or smartphone, both via website or app. Only retail of physical goods is taken into account. In the Ethiopian retail market, the online share is 1.7% and will increase by an average of 0.8% to 1.8% by 2029.