E-Commerce Report Reveals Insides on UAE Consumers Online Shopping Habits May 27, 2021 Apparel and Footwear was the strongest-growing category in the UAE for online purchases in 2020. The e-commerce market size in MENA is estimated at USD 18.4 billion in 2024. The expected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the UAE e-commerce industry is 20 per cent. The logistics space continued to surge, reaching 32 per cent in Asia Pacific, 21 per cent in the USA and 16 per cent in Europe Y-O-Y in 2020. The UAE e-commerce sector emerged as the fastest-growing economic segment in the Middle East in terms of value sales, supported by rising digital connectivity, infrastructure and substantial growth in consumer electronics, apparel and footwear, based on the findings of the ‘E-Commerce Sector in the UAE 2020 insights’ report.