When it comes to ecommerce, the United States is far outspending any other country in the world. According to IDC`s Worldwide Internet Commerce Spending Market Map, the United States spent $80.5 billion on ecommerce during the calendar year ending December 31, 1999. Japan was a distant second at $13.5 billion, and no other country comes close to spending $10 billion.
"The United States is spending almost six times as much as the next biggest ecommerce spender Japan," said Lloyd Cohen, Director of Worldwide Market Analysis for IDC`s Commercial Systems and Server research. "Part of the reason for the large discrepancy can be attributed to the fact that the United States has the most advanced IT structure in the world."
In 1999, the United States spent close to $385 billion on IT, accounting for more than 46% of worldwide IT spending. Japan is second in overall IT spending, with close to $90 billion.
IDC`s map also shows that at 43.8 million, more PCs shipped to the United States than any other country in 1999. In comparison, 4.8 million PCs were shipped to China, the most populous country in the world, and 10.6 million shipped in Japan.
IDC`s Worldwide Internet Commerce Spending Map illustrates the worldwide distribution of Internet commerce spending and the annual value of server and single-user systems shipped as of January 1, 2000. It also provides data on population, GDP, IT expenditure, and the value of single-user systems and servers for selected countries around the world.
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