Zim Ranks 115th In UN’s eCommerce Index For 2019

Countries at the opposite end of the index are furthest most behind in terms of the readiness to engage in and benefit from e-commerce. Out of the 20 economies with the lowest value in the 2019 index, 18 are LDCs, with Congo and Syrian Arab Republic being the only non-LDCs in this group.

It is against this background that UNCTAD has been undertaking Rapid eTrade ReadinessAssessments of LDCs in the past couple of years.8 These assessments seek to increase the capacity of countries to participate effectively in e-commerce by assessing critical readiness gaps and addressing those through collaborative public and private partnerships. For most LDCs, assessments can help to overcome a significant market failure: the fact that LDCs have lacked the information and awareness to formulate effectively their needs for development assistance in the area of e-commerce, and that donors as a result have witnessed limited demand for such assistance.

UNCTAD eCommerce Index 2019