Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
62
Highest
82.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
45.4%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
790

What the numbers show

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 82.0% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.

The median across all reporting countries is 45.4%, and the mean is 44.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 820.

Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 18,100.0%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 66.7%).

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 82.0% 2020 up 37.8% rising
2 Denmark 81.7% 2024 up 25.7% rising
3 Sweden 81.0% 2024 up 32.1% rising
3 Norway 81.0% 2021 up 43.6% rising
5 United Arab Emirates 75.2% 2023 up 382.1% volatile
6 Korea 71.5% 2023 up 72.3% rising
7 Switzerland 70.6% 2023 up 53.8% rising
8 Austria 69.7% 2024 up 72.1% rising
9 Luxembourg 69.6% 2024 up 9.3% rising
10 Czechia 67.2% 2023 up 234.3% volatile
11 Germany 66.4% 2024 up 9.4% rising
12 Bahrain 65.7% 2023 up 226.9% volatile
13 Australia 65.1% 2017 up 29.7% rising
14 Slovakia 64.8% 2024 up 124.2% volatile
15 France 64.4% 2023 up 47.4% rising
16 Singapore 64.3% 2023 up 169.0% rising
17 Belgium 64.1% 2023 up 84.2% rising
18 Finland 63.3% 2022 up 37.3% rising
19 Japan 62.3% 2022 up 56.5% rising
20 Netherlands 61.5% 2016 up 71.3% rising
21 Israel 59.5% 2023 up 87.1% rising
22 Hungary 57.8% 2024 up 209.1% volatile
23 Malta 55.7% 2022 up 76.3% rising
24 Spain 54.7% 2023 up 145.3% volatile
25 Belarus 53.7% 2023 up 242.0% volatile
26 Russian Federation 51.6% 2023 up 578.9% volatile
27 Slovenia 51.5% 2023 up 135.2% volatile
28 Hong Kong, China 50.3% 2022 up 143.0% rising
29 Poland 48.7% 2023 up 120.4% volatile
30 Iceland 48.2% 2014 up 95.9% rising
31 Lithuania 45.9% 2023 up 181.6% volatile
32 Croatia 44.9% 2023 up 187.8% volatile
33 Latvia 44.6% 2023 up 118.6% volatile
34 Brazil 44.5% 2023 up 151.4% rising
35 Estonia 42.5% 2016 up 1,365.5% volatile
36 Ireland 42.1% 2015 up 178.8% rising
37 Portugal 41.0% 2023 up 195.0% volatile
38 Italy 37.9% 2023 up 187.1% volatile
39 Thailand 36.4% 2020 up 18,100.0% volatile
40 Türkiye 35.1% 2024 up 290.0% volatile
41 Macau, China 31.7% 2021 up 534.0% volatile
42 Cyprus 30.9% 2020 up 149.2% volatile
43 Romania 29.7% 2023 up 624.4% volatile
44 Mexico 29.5% 2023 up 1,034.6% volatile
45 Kazakhstan 25.5% 2023 up 264.3% rising
46 Bulgaria 25.1% 2023 up 263.8% volatile
47 Paraguay 22.7% 2023 up 2,422.2% volatile
48 Greece 21.5% 2016 up 696.3% volatile
49 Ukraine 20.5% 2021 up 1,266.7% volatile
50 Qatar 19.3% 2020 up 40.9% falling
51 Georgia 18.2% 2023 up 243.4% rising
52 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.6% 2021 up 1,409.1% volatile
53 Jamaica 16.3% 2021 up 579.2% volatile
54 Colombia 15.9% 2023 up 103.8% rising
55 Morocco 14.5% 2021 up 457.7% volatile
56 Indonesia 13.9% 2023 up 275.7% rising
57 Peru 12.9% 2023 up 578.9% volatile
58 Azerbaijan 11.6% 2023 up 11,500.0% volatile
59 Mauritius 9.9% 2020 up 607.1% volatile
60 North Macedonia 8.8% 2016 rising
61 Ecuador 4.8% 2024 up 2,300.0% volatile
62 El Salvador 0.1% 2020 down 66.7% falling

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
62 places, 790 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release