Grocery market in Qatar

The Qatari Grocery eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$32.9 million by 2024 and accounts for 7.9% of the total eCommerce market in Qatar. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 17.7%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$63.1 million by 2028. Within the Grocery market ECDB considers the following two sub-markets: Food and Beverages.

Market development

eCommerce revenue development in the Beverages market in Qatar

The Qatari Beverages eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$14.3 million by 2024 and accounts for 43.5% of the Grocery eCommerce market in Qatar. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 20.3%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$29.9 million by 2028. The Beverages eCommerce market is a sub-market of the Grocery market. Further categories within the Grocery market are: Food.

eCommerce revenue development in the Beverages market in Qatar

in million US$

eCommerce revenue growth in the Beverages market in Qatar

in %

Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category

in %
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Revenue (in mUS$) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Growth (in %) 75.0 3.2 90.6 64.4 99.8 77.9 88.3 19.8

Online share

eCommerce online share of the total Beverages market in Qatar

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 Qatari Beverages retail market, the online share is 6.7% and will increase by an average of 46.5% to 30.7% by 2028.

eCommerce online share of the total Beverages market in Qatar

in %
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Online share (in %) 68.7% 94.0% 1.2% 31.6% 84.2% 41.6% 26.1% 34.9%

Market definition

Definition of the Beverages market within the Grocery market

Market definition: Grocery > Beverages The category Beverages covers the sale of alcoholic beverages (e.g. wines, liquors, beers) and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. water, juices, coffee). This category does not cover restaurant or bar pick-up and nutritional drinks (e.g. meal replacement shakes, protein shakes). All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.

In-scope

  • Alcoholic beverages (e.g. wines, liquors, beers)
  • Non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. water, juices, coffee)

Out-of-scope

  • Restaurant or bar pick-up
  • Nutritional drinks (e.g. meal replacement shakes, protein shakes)