Saudi Arabia Among Top 10 Countries in UN E-Commerce Index

Saudi Arabia Among Top 10 Countries in UN E-Commerce Index

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made great progress in the UnitedNations e-commerce index issued by the United Nations Conference on Tradeand Development (UNCTAD), as it came to the forefront of the mostdeveloped countries in the index to be among the top 10 countries in thee-commerce sector, as well as it ranked 49th in the global ranking, advancing 3places in the general index.

The newly released report indicated that the improvementachieved by the Kingdom came from two criteria, the first one is the proportionof internet use among individuals, witnessing a remarkable increase in thepresence of an enabling and supportive digital structure, and contributing tothe high prevalence of internet use among individuals to 93%.

The second one is the postal reliability standard, whichenabled the liberalization of the postal and logistic services sector toachieve clear progress in it, as the percentage of improvement jumped to 93%instead of 80%, according to the previous reading that took place in the pastyear, as this indicator depends on four pillars of measurement includingreliability, access, connectivity, and flexibility.

For his part, the Minister of Communications and InformationTechnology, Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha, confirmed that this achievementcame as a result of unlimited support from the leadership, which was reflectedat the advanced level reached by the communications and information technologysector in the Kingdom and contributed to establishing a solid digitalstructure, indicating that the Ministry, through its five-year strategy 2023,works with partners to develop the Kingdom's digital capabilities in the fieldof communications and information technology, to invest it in an optimal way inthe growth of its future projects in order to achieve the Kingdom's Vision2030, serve individuals and societies, and keep pace with national requirementsand global developments.

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