C
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16.5%
16.5% -- ecommerce return rate for US ecommerce sector (2022)
In the US, approximately 16.5% of online orders were returned in 2022.
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Value
16.5%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2022
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
C
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
50
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
30
Freshness
95
Sources (2)
Business2Community
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Tier A
https://www.business2community.com/infographics/e-commerce-product-return-statistics-trends-infograp… ↗
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Ecommerce Return Rates – Statistics and Tips to Improve Yours
Ecommerce return rates are quickly becoming a challenge to the burgeoning sector, despite its unprecedented growth. In 2014, retail e-commerce sales amounted to $1.3 trillion worldwide. By 2022, this figure had reached $5.7 trillion, with growth in 2026 estimated to pass $8.1 trillion.
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2026-09-24
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 (current) | 16.5% | |
| 2025 | 20% | +21.2% |
Segmentation
IndustryeCommerce
RegionUS
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US ecommerce sector: 16.5% ecommerce return rate. Source: Business2Community (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ecommerce-return-rate-us-2022
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