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E-Commerce

Online ISSN: 2009-5791
CSO statistical release, , 11am

Almost two in five enterprises had e-commerce sales

In 2025, almost two in five enterprises (37.5%) in Ireland had e-commerce sales. An e-commerce sale is a sale conducted over computer networks via websites, apps or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of goods or services. For large enterprises, 53.5% had internet sales, compared with 50.2% of medium sized enterprises and 34.9% of small enterprises.

Figure 2.1: E-commerce sales and purchases, by enterprise size class, 2025
Table 2.1 Percentage of enterprises conducting e-commerce sales by type and size class, 2024-2025

Services sector had the highest rate of internet sales

In the Services sector, 41.7% of enterprises conducted sales by internet in 2025, with 37.7% of enterprises conducting sales through websites, while 10.1% of enterprises indicated they conducted sales through EDI.

Almost two in five (38.8%) Manufacturing enterprises conducted sales electronically in 2025, with 23.3% of enterprises conducting sales through websites, and more than two in ten (21.6%) indicating they made sales by EDI.

In 2025, 10.1% of Construction enterprises conducted sales by internet, with 8.2% of enterprises conducting sales through websites, and 3.3% indicating they made sales by EDI.

Figure 2.2: Type of e-commerce sales by sector, 2025
Table 2.2 Percentage of enterprises conducting e-commerce sales by type and sector, 2025