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Country description

Germany is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 52.75 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.95 (2022)

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Index description

The UNCTAD B2C E-commerce Index measures an economy’s preparedness to support online shopping. The index consists of four indicators that are highly related to online shopping and for which there is wide country coverage

Results for Germany

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Simulator
projection
Rank 17 9 16 9 6
Score
78Value: 78
93.5Value: 93.5
90.1Value: 90.1
92.9Value: 92.9
93.4Value: 93.4
Value: 93.4
Comparison benchmarks
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2020 - Germany
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconIndividuals using the Internet
Rank 17 / Score 93
Share of individuals using the InternetInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 3.00
Worst: Burundi 3.00
Best: Bahrain 100.00
92.78%
93Value: 93
plus interface iconAccount ownership at a financial institution
Rank 8 / Score 99
Share of individuals with an accountInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 6.00
Worst: Yemen 6.00
Best: Australia 100.00
98.94%
99Value: 99
plus interface iconSecure Internet servers
Rank 8 / Score 90
Secure Internet serversInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Denmark 100.00
90%
90Value: 90
plus interface iconPostal Reliability Index
Rank 16 / Score 91
UPU postal reliability scoreInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
100.00 0.00
Worst: Chad 0.00
Best: Korea, Rep. 100.00
91%
91Value: 91
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
54.9 Value: 54.9019736842105
Developed Economies Average
85.89 85.8916666666667
Developing Economies Average
47.5 47.4973684210526
Highest Ranked Country Country Switzerland
Score
95.9 95.9
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Niger
Score
5.6 5.6
Global Rank 152
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Switzerland
Score
95.9 95.9
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Malta
Score
72.9 72.9
Global Rank 48
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Singapore
Score
94.4 94.4
Global Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Niger
Score
5.6 5.6
Global Rank 152
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
45.8 45.8
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
44.28 44.275
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
19.33 19.3333333333333
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
78.2 78.2
Global Rank 37
Lowest Ranked Country Country Comoros
Score
12 12
Global Rank 149
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Lebanon
Score
60.4 60.4
Global Rank 64
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
25.4 25.4
Global Rank 129
Highest Arab LDC Country Djibouti
Score
27.7 27.7
Global Rank 125
Lowest Arab LDC Country Comoros
Score
12 12
Global Rank 149
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
82.26 82.2632653061224
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
57.57 57.5657894736842
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
39.72 39.7162790697674
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
19.04 19.0409090909091
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
59.49 59.4885245901639
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
51.83 51.8274725274725
Oil Exporting Best Country Netherlands
Score
95.8 95.8
Global Rank 2
Oil Exporting Worst Country Chad
Score
7.1 7.1
Global Rank 151
Oil Importing Best Country Switzerland
Score
95.9 95.9
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country Niger
Score
5.6 5.6
Global Rank 152
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
84.46 84.4594594594595
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
86.03 86.0272727272727
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
66.58 66.58
OECD Best Country Switzerland
Score
95.9 95.9
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Mexico
Score
46.8 46.8
Global Rank 93
OECD Developed Best Country Switzerland
Score
95.9 95.9
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
46.8 46.8
Global Rank 93
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
89.8 89.8
Global Rank 18
OECD Developing Worst Country Mexico
Score
46.8 46.8
Global Rank 93
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Simple Average
45.8
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 78.2
Rank 37
Lowest Ranked Country Country Comoros
Score 12
Rank 149
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
65
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 94.4
Rank 4
Lowest Ranked Country Country Myanmar
Score 24
Rank 130
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
76.63
Highest Ranked Country Country Switzerland
Score 95.9
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Tajikistan
Score 30
Rank 120
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
48.87
Highest Ranked Country Country Costa Rica
Score 68.8
Rank 56
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 20.2
Rank 135
North America Information icon
Simple Average
90.9
Highest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 91
Rank 12
Lowest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 90.8
Rank 13
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
41.34
Highest Ranked Country Country Iran, Islamic Rep.
Score 75
Rank 44
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 17.1
Rank 143
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
28.44
Highest Ranked Country Country Mauritius
Score 58.4
Rank 69
Lowest Ranked Country Country Niger
Score 5.6
Rank 152
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