E-commerce andDigital EconomyProgrammeYear in Review 2025 © 2026, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not implythe expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legalstatus of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation ofits frontiers or boundaries. Mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. This document has not been formally edited. E-commerce and Digital Economy ProgrammeYear in Review 2025 Table of contents List of Abbreviations and Acronyms..........................................................................viMessage from Torbjörn Fredriksson, Head, E-commerceand Digital Economy Branch......................................................................................1Summary.......................................................................................................................3Introduction................................................................................................................13UNCTAD16: ECDE mandate reaffirmed.....................................................................14Ministerial roundtable: Making the digital economy inclusive andsustainable through cooperation.................................................................................15Digital for Development Forum....................................................................................16Enhancing understanding..........................................................................................17New statistics on e-commerce and the digital economy............................................17Research grounded in lived experiences.....................................................................20Strengthening capacities...........................................................................................23Building eTrade Readiness..........................................................................................23Technical cooperation on digital economy measurement...........................................33eTrade for Women: scaling women’s leadership in the digitaleconomy to shift ecosystems....................................................................................36Building consensus....................................................................................................43Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-commerceand the Digital Economy..............................................................................................43Working Group on Measuring E-commerce and theDigital Economy (WG-ECDE).......................................................................................44Task Group on Measuring E-commerce Value (TG-eCOM).........................................45Fostering collaboration..............................................................................................46eTrade for all: connecting the dots for inclusive digital economies.............................46Implementation of the Global Digital Compact...........................................................49WSIS+20 Review and high-level events......................................................................49United Nations Group on the Information Society.......................................................51Digital cooperation for development............................................................................52Goals and objectives for 2026 and beyond..............................................................54Programme management..........................................................................................55Human resources.........................................................................................................55Financial information....................................................................................................55Monitoring, evaluation and transparency....................................................................58Core Donor Advisory Board.........................................................................................59 E-commerce and Digital Economy ProgrammeYear in Review 2025 Annexes......................................................................................................................60Annex 1. ECDE Programme Results Framework.........................................................61Annex 2. ECDE Programme results indicators, 2025..................................................62Annex 3. List of outstanding requests for assistance, as of March 2026....................73Annex 4. List of ECDE Programme key contacts........................................................75 List of Figures, Tables, Boxes andMaps Figure 1Business e-commerce sales value and GDP, in current prices(indices, 2016=100)......