Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, MENA
Survey time period
March 20 to 23, 2020
Number of respondents
4,500 respondents
Special properties
general population of Saudi Arabia (n=1,000) and UAE (n=1,000), urban population of Egypt (n=1,000), Jordan (n=500), Lebanon (n=500) and Morocco (n=500)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Using e-commerce to purchase products you would normally buy in store" - by frequency
Figures might add up to 100 due to rounding.
Citation formats
Online shopping frequency since COVID-19 outbreak in MENA 2020 by country
As of March 2020, 48 percent of respondents from Saudi Arabia used e-commerce to purchase products more frequently which they normally would have bought from a store since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). About 29 percent of respondents from Morocco used online shopping less frequently.
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Ipsos. (March 20, 2020). Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
Ipsos. "Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country." Chart. March 20, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
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Ipsos. "Usage of Online Shopping amongst Respondents since The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in The Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Mar 2020, /statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
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Usage of online shopping amongst respondents since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, by country [Graph], Ipsos, March 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1107602/mena-online-shopping-frequency-since-corona-outbreak-by-country/
