The 2024 World Internet Conference (WIC) Cross-Border E-Commerce Sustainable Development Forum was held in Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province, on Nov 21. Three research reports on cross-border e-commerce competitiveness were released at the forum.

The WIC has partnered with its members and the WIC Working Group on Cross-Border E-Commerce, along with industry think tanks, academic institutions and enterprises, to conduct research on cross-border e-commerce competitiveness. 

The three reports, as the outcomes of these joint efforts, focus on countries, platform enterprises and logistics companies, respectively.

The Cross-Border E-Commerce Competitiveness Research Report – Country-Level Analysis evaluated 55 countries across six continents, using an indicator system to measure competitiveness based on two dimensions: business environment and industry competitiveness.

The Cross-Border E-Commerce Competitiveness Research Report – Platform Enterprises analyzed 50 leading global platform enterprises across four dimensions: operational capacity, service capacity, sustainability and innovation. 

The Cross-Border E-Commerce Competitiveness Research Report – Logistics Enterprises examined 50 global leaders, focusing on transport, warehousing and end-to-end service capabilities.

Cross-border e-commerce is a priority area for the WIC. In June 2023, the WIC established the Working Group on Cross-Border E-Commerce. 

The Working Group released the Report on Developments of International Normative Systems on Cross-Border E-Commerce during last year’s WIC Wuzhen Summit and the World Internet Conference Collection of Cross-Border E-Commerce Practice Cases (2024) at the Digital Silk Road Development Forum in April.