South West companies using Amazon to sell goods and services recorded more than 拢200m of export sales last year, according to a new impact report by the online retail giant.
The platform said around 4,700 small-to-medium-sized businesses in the region were now its "independent selling partners".
According to Amazon, it has invested around 拢1.4bn in the West Country since 2010, creating 2,400 full and part-time jobs in the region, and 90 apprenticeship roles.
The company claims its investment in the region has led to the production of goods and services that contributed an estimated 拢1.5bn to the region鈥檚 GDP over the period.
The report comes just weeks after the US e-commerce giant defended its contribution to the 海角视频 economy as latest accounts on Companies House show the business paid 拢492m to the 海角视频 taxman last year as its sales rose 50% to 拢20.63bn.
The platform paid just 拢3.8m more corporation tax in 2020 than in 2019, despite sales rocketing amid the pandemic.
A number of tech companies, which pay tax on profits not sales, have come under fire in recent years for the amount of tax they pay in the 海角视频.
鈥淎mazon is passionate about creating jobs, empowering SMEs and supporting the communities where we live and work, said John Boumphrey, 海角视频 Country Manager at Amazon.
鈥淭he region has been a fantastic home for us for many years, and we are excited by the opportunity to continue to invest, invent and have a positive impact in the local community.鈥
Nationally, Amazon said it had made direct investments in its 海角视频 operations of more than 拢32bn since 2010.
Keystone, an independent macro-economic consultancy, estimates Amazon鈥檚 investments have led to the production of goods and services that contributed 拢36bn to the 海角视频鈥檚 GDP over the period.
Earlier in September, the company announced plans to create another 1,250 jobs in London, Manchester, Cambridge and Edinburgh as part of a major expansion.
The move follows the creation of 10,000 Amazon 海角视频 jobs this year. Amazon has a 海角视频 workforce totalling more than 55,000.
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