Online shopping in Belgium

78.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in Belgium bought something online in the previous twelve months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2020.

Measure: People who bought goods or services online Unit: % of individuals Data: 2020 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2025 78.5% % of individuals
Change from 2024 +2.5percentage points 2024: 76.1%
European Union, 2025 73.6% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 71.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 13th of 36 See the full ranking

Online shopping in Belgium over time

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% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People who bought goods or services online (% of individuals), 2020 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 78.5% 73.6%
2024 76.1% 71.8%
2023 75.3% 69.6%
2022 74.8% 68.0%
2021 75.2% 67.1%b (break in time series)
2020 72.7% 64.7%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 76.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2020, when it was 72.7%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 73.6%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_ec_ib20 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A ind_type=IND_TOTAL indic_is=I_BLT12 unit=PC_IND
Observation period
2020 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat