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Australia - Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales 96.13

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

96.13 (2024)

Global rank

##19 of 213 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1990

165.74×

Ranking Race — Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#10119901995200020052010201520202025#4#192019 overtook Netherlands2021 overtook United Kingdom
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #4 to #19 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1997
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2019
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2021
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto

Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales, 1990-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020240.5832.7164.8496.97

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