Grocery market in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Grocery eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$258.8 million by 2024 and accounts for 6.2% of the total eCommerce market in Ukraine. 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 15.5%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$460.8 million by 2028. Within the Grocery market ECDB considers the following two sub-markets: Food and Beverages.

Monthly revenues

Monthly eCommerce revenues in the Ukrainian Food market

The monthly eCommerce revenue of the Ukrainian Food market was US$13 million in October 2024. This refers to a growth of 22.0% compared to September 2024. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in December 2023 with 9.9% of the total 2023 revenue of the Ukrainian Food market and the lowest in September 2024 with 7.4% of the total 2024 revenue.

Revenue Last Month

US$12.9m

The eCommerce revenue grew by 22.0% from September 2024 to October 2024.

10-2024+22.0%

Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months

in %
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Revenue (in mUS$)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Monthly revenue share (in %)36.724.918.218.672.322.15.44.218.219.456.110.9

Market development

eCommerce revenue development in the Food market in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Food eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$142.8 million by 2024 and accounts for 55.2% of the Grocery eCommerce market in Ukraine. 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 13.1%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$233.4 million by 2028. The Food eCommerce market is a sub-market of the Grocery market. Further categories within the Grocery market are: Beverages.

eCommerce revenue development in the Food market in Ukraine

in million US$

eCommerce revenue growth in the Food market in Ukraine

in %

Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category

in %
20202021202220232024202520262027
Revenue (in mUS$)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Growth (in %)34.841.120.486.582.665.443.726.2

Online share

eCommerce online share of the total Food market in Ukraine

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 Ukrainian Food retail market, the online share is 0.6% and will decrease by an average of 1.0% to 0.6% by 2028.

eCommerce online share of the total Food market in Ukraine

in %
20202021202220232024202520262027
Online share (in %)94.3%71.0%65.9%90.6%29.0%36.1%5.0%100.0%

Top stores

Top five Food online stores in Ukraine by net sales 2023

With sales in the Ukrainian Food market, novus.zakaz.ua generated a revenue of US$2.0 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Food ranking of Ukraine is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.

eCommerce net sales generated in the Food market in Ukraine in 2023

in million US$
Filtered revenue / share
Global revenue
Growth
US$900.0m
20.7%
US$8,300.0m8.3%
US$550.0m
12.0%
US$4,600.0m12.4%
US$470.0m
3.9%
US$1,190.0m33.6%
US$430.0m
20.6%
US$2,122.0m18.0%
US$370.0m
20.7%
US$1,814.0m12.6%

Market definition

Definition of the Food market within the Grocery market

Market definition: Grocery > Food The category Food includes the online trade of fresh food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products), frozen food (e.g. ice creams, frozen pizzas), food cupboard (e.g. noodles, cereals, sweets), and more. Online stores dedicated to the sale of ready-to-eat meal delivery, restaurant pick-up or pet food are not considered. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.

In-scope

  • Fresh food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products)
  • Frozen food (e.g. ice creams, frozen pizzas)
  • Food cupboard (e.g. noodles, cereals, sweets)
  • Bakery (e.g. bread, cakes, pastries)
  • Meal kits

Out-of-scope

  • Ready-to-eat meal delivery
  • Restaurant pick-up
  • Pet food