Cross-border eCommerce: Key Trends, Regional Analysis & Market Forecasts 2023-2028

Cross-border eCommerce to Account for 38% of All eCommerce Transactions Globally by Value in 2023

The new Cross-border eCommerce research report provides a highly detailed analysis of the evolution of this dynamic market. This assessment features an examination of the different drivers, including the continued expansion of marketplaces, an examination of challenges, such as different regulatory jurisdictions, and assessing key factors encouraging and disincentivising consumers and merchants from purchasing items from overseas. The report also contains a Competitor Leaderboard for eCommerce merchants catering for an international market, positioning 17 key vendors; providing an important resource for understanding this complex market. Furthermore, the report examines the future technologies that may play a role in cross-border eCommerce, including blockchain and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), and how these will influence online sales. The report includes extensive market forecasts; delivering detailed insights and segmenting eCommerce payments by domestic versus cross-border, including splits for transaction value and volume, by the below categories:

• Digital Goods
• Physical Goods
• Mobile-based Payments
• PC-based Payments

Key Statistics

• $1.6tn - Cross-border market size in 2023
• $3.4tn - Cross-border market size in 2028
• 108% - 2023 to 2028 market growth
• 2023-2028 - Forecast period

Key Features

Market Dynamics: Provides a detailed assessment of market drivers and the key market trends within the cross-border eCommerce market, as well as an in-depth evaluation of the future growth of the market and readiness for further disruption. This enables readers to understand the critical innovations driving this market forward.

Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations: Featuring major opportunities and crucial factors for cross-border eCommerce highlighted across the landscape; making for important reading for key stakeholders, including the eCommerce platforms themselves.

Competitor Leaderboard: Key player capability and capacity assessment for 17 cross-border eCommerce platforms; positioning them as either established leaders, leading challengers, or disruptors and challengers. Our Competitor Leaderboard scores these companies on their size of operations in the space, their extent and breadth of market partnerships, the sophistication of their platforms, and the publisher’s view on each company’s innovation and future business prospects. The company profiles included in the Cross-border eCommerce Competitor Leaderboard are the following:

• Alibaba Group
• Allegro
• Amazon
• eBay
• Etsy
• JD.com
• Jumia
• Mercado Libre
• Mercari
• Newegg
• Pinduoduo / Temu
• Rakuten
• Shopee
• Vinted
• Walmart
• Wildberries
• Zalando

Benchmark Industry Forecasts: 5-year forecasts for the cross-border eCommerce market, including the total volume and value of domestic versus cross-border eCommerce split between physical & digital goods, and purchases made from mobile/PC devices. This data is also split by our 8 key regions and 60 countries as follows:

North America:

• Canada, US

Latin America:

• Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay

West Europe:

• Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Central & East Europe:

• Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

Far East & China:

• China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea

Indian Subcontinent:

• Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan

Rest of Asia Pacific:

• Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

Africa & Middle East

• Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates

Research Deliverables

• Market Trends & Forecasts PDF Report - A comprehensive analysis of the current market landscape, alongside strategic recommendations and a walk-through of the forecasts.
• Interactive Forecast Excel - Full 5-year forecasts for every available market metric provided in Excel format, with interactive 'What If' and scenario tools.
• harvest Online Data Platform - Access the very latest data in our exclusive online data platform, harvest. All the data from Excel, with frequent updates and a more user-friendly interface.