E-Commerce is fast becoming the popular mode of shopping, as the number of retail transactions jump 20.63 per cent to Dh7.4 trillion (US$2 trillion) in 2024, according to the UAE Central Bank

Date: Dubai, UAE, October 10, 2025

News Highlights:

1. The total digital payment transaction value in the UAE is projected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 14.40 per cent from US$60.20 billion in 2025 to US$117,98 billion in 2030;

• As the UAE shifts to the right side of the digital divide, most businesses are going to shift from bricks-and-mortar to the digital space;

• The number of retail transactions under the UAE Funds Transfer System grew 22.57 per cent to 109.7 million transactions worth Dh7.4 trillion (US$2 trillion) in 2024, compared to the previous year, according to the UAE Central Bank;

• The number of E-Commerce users expected to reach 10.63 million in the UAE by 2030.

A double-digit growth in digital transaction value exceeding US$60.20 billion (Dh220.93 billion) in 2025 in the UAE, has inspired Dubai-based Blue Ocean Global, one of the largest distribution house  in the UAE, to transform itself in to an E-Commerce distribution company by reducing offline distribution in recent months.

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More than 6.5 million UAE consumers now buy most goods online – through various e-commerce platforms – making the country a leader in digital commerce in the Middle East

Date: Dubai, UAE; January 27, 2025

News Highlights:

1. UAE e-commerce revenue to grow at 8.39% from US$33.97 billion (Dh125 billion) in 2025 to US$46.88 billion (Dh172 billion) by 2029;
2. The Central Bank of the UAE processed 334.3 million payment transactions amounting to Dh19.2 trillion (US$5.23 trillion), a 20% increase in 2023, compared to 2022;
3. More than 6.5 million, or 65% of the UAE population shopped online in 2023 as distributors and retailers shift to e-commerce space;
4. Total transaction value in the digital payments market is set to grow at 13.8% from US$80.37 billion in 2025 to US$134.8 billion in 2029.

Blue Ocean Global Group, a Dubai-based distributor of electronics, household appliances and consumer goods, has strengthened its online distribution and e-commerce business in line with the current trend, to maximise customer convenience.

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