Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, urban, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
41
Highest
82.1%
Denmark
Lowest
0.2%
El Salvador
Median
44.0%
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
355
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, urban, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 82.1% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.2% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.0%, and the mean is 41.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 410.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 82.1% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 75.5% | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 75.4% | 2023 | up 244.3% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 69.8% | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 5 | Switzerland | 67.6% | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 65.6% | 2023 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 64.6% | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 63.5% | 2017 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 9 | Hungary | 62.3% | 2024 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 60.3% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 58.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 58.0% | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 57.0% | 2023 | up 506.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Israel | 55.4% | 2023 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 54.3% | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 52.6% | 2023 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 52.6% | 2023 | up 193.9% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 51.3% | 2023 | up 575.0% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 49.6% | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 47.5% | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 21 | Brazil | 44.0% | 2023 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 41.4% | 2020 | up 13,700.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 37.8% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 31.5% | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 30.6% | 2023 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 26 | Morocco | 27.5% | 2021 | up 957.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 26.6% | 2023 | up 205.7% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 24.3% | 2023 | up 2,600.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Georgia | 24.0% | 2023 | up 152.6% | rising |
| 31 | Qatar | 23.8% | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.9% | 2021 | up 1,276.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Indonesia | 17.6% | 2023 | up 309.3% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 17.4% | 2021 | up 987.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 15.7% | 2021 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 14.9% | 2023 | up 365.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 14.3% | 2023 | up 652.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Türkiye | 11.7% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 9.7% | 2023 | up 2,325.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 4.6% | 2024 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 41 | El Salvador | 0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release