Belgium country report PPRO
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Payment methods in Belgium

Here are the top takeaways you need to know about the Belgium e-commerce market:

  • The Belgian e-commerce market is worth US$16 billion a year. By 2027, that will rise to US$23 billion.
  • The average Belgian online shopper spends US$1,492 a year with online merchants. By 2027, this will rise to US$2,043.
  • Belgians use mobile devices to make almost 40% of their online purchases, up from just 21% as recently as 2020.
  • Belgians use digital payment methods in half of their online transactions, with bank transfers alone used in almost one fifth.
  • Over 30% of all the items Belgians buy online, worth US$4.7 billion, come from merchants outside the country.
Population
Online Population
B2C E-commerce
Banked Population
Credit Card Population
E-commerce of Total Retail

Payment Method Breakdown

  • Card 47%
  • Cash 3%
  • Bank Transfer 17%
  • E-Wallet 15%
  • Other 18%
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Card Scheme Breakdown

  • Visa 6%
  • Mastercard 15%
  • American Express 1%
  • Local schemes 78%
  • Other 0%
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Cross-Border E-Commerce

80

Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border

31

Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce

4.7 bn $US

Value of cross-border e-commerce

Top cross-border shopping origin markets