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E-commerce and digital marketplaces and Software and IT services

E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys from Software and IT services; E-commerce and digital marketplaces depends on software and IT services.

E-commerce and digital marketplaces (industry) and Software and IT services (industry): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹1.1 per ₹100 · E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys from Software and IT services

E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys goods or services from Software and IT services; counted through every round of supply, ₹1.1 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹1.1 of every ₹100 of E-commerce and digital marketplaces output, all rounds
  • ₹0.7 bought directly

2. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Software and IT services → E-commerce and digital marketplaces

4 of the enterprise types in E-commerce and digital marketplaces depend on software and IT services.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Search, social and retail advertising platforms: Ad technology (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Payment networks, gateways and consumer lenders: Payment software (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Online marketplaces and quick-commerce apps: Platform engineering (criticality 4 of 5)
  • E-commerce software and SaaS enablers: Software development (criticality 2 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.