According to the latest data, the E-commerce estimates of Belgium 2021 reached 11.7 billion euros. Compared with the situation a year, it has grown by 33%. At the same time, the transaction volume increased by 39% and reached more than 150 million. At the end of the year, there were 56,642 online store registered in Belgium, and the total number of online stores registered in Belgium increased by 17.5% in 2021, most new online services were operated in the form of miniature and small businesses. Belgian e-commerce is dominated by these miniature or small companies because they account for 97% of all online companies. The income of large and medium-sized e-commerce companies accounted for more than 84% of Belgian e-commerce income (9.8 billion euros, with a total of 1455 large e-commerce companies).
On the other hand, the Belgium cross-border e-commerce market has grown, and more consumers from France and the Netherlands choose to buy in Belgian online stores. In 2021, 21% of online transactions were cross-border transactions, most of which were completed by France (38%) and Netherlands (37.5%) consumers shopping in Belgian store.