E-commerce will reach 3.32% of Romania’s GDP in 2024, while Greece leads the Central and Eastern European region with 7.87%, according to data provided by the Bulgarian eCommerce Association. While the European average is around 4-5%, Bulgaria has more room to grow, with only 2.34% of its GDP in 2024 being derived from eCommerce.
“While the contribution of e-commerce to GDP across Europe is steady at around 5%, we see a lot of room for growth in Bulgaria, a faster catch-up in Romania, as well as an above-average performance in Greece. Traffic, sales, trends and many other relevant industry insights will be available at the largest regional eCommerce event, which we will host in Sofia in April – Balkan eCommerce Summit,” says Nikola Ilchev, founder of Balkan eCommerce Summit.
Balkan eCommerce Summit 2025 acts as a lever for cross-border collaborations and transformational opportunities, redefining and elevating the Balkan ecommerce ecosystem. Sofia is preparing to become the hub of ecommerce partnerships and development in the Balkans.
On April 29-30, Arena Sofia will host one of the largest ecommerce events in the region. The summit will bring together leading companies in marketing and logistics, payment services, banks, FinTech industry leaders, along with SaaS and AI solutions, in a large-scale exhibition that will bring together over 200 companies, each of which will showcase their services and seek long-term partnerships.