E-commerce programs and services

The program provides a suite of services that allows entrepreneurs to benefit from emerging sector opportunities, and supports the transition of existing startups into the e-commerce space. Together, these contribute to creating new job opportunities and cultivating an attractive environment for businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs.

Objectives

Facilitating new e-commerce projects

Enhancing the e-commerce ecosystem

Assisting the growth of e-commerce firms

Target Groups

Micro, small and medium enterprises, in accordance with the available programs.

Service providers in areas supporting e-commerce.

Providers of solutions that establish e-stores and e-markets.

Program's Services

•   Supporting the establishment of e-stores
•   Training Programs
•   Your Record, Your Store
•   Electronic Applications Directory
•   Get Funded

(Supporting the establishment of e-stores)

(Training Programs)

(Electronic Applications Directory)

(Get funded)

(Electronic Applications Directory)

E-commerce in numbers

55% of internet shoppers prefer to use mobile phones to shop.

By 2025, the value of e-commerce sector will reach SAR50 billion.

84% of small and medium enterprises in Saudi Arabia can benefit from e-commerce.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia has ranked 26th in e-commerce sales.

69% of shoppers have expressed their willingness to carry on with online shopping after the end of the pandemic.

Internet penetration in Saudi Arabia is 97.8%.

The number of e-commerce investments has increased by 29% since 2019.

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FAQs

You can send an email to:
ecommerce@monshaat.gov.sa

By visiting the e-commerce page on the Ministry of Commerce's website, and reading the e-commerce system regulations and documents, the guidebook for electronic stores, the implementation regulations for the e-commerce system, the cybersecurity guidelines document for e-commerce consumers, and the cybersecurity guidelines document for e-commerce service providers.

E-stores can be verified through the Maroof platform of the Ministry of Commerce.