# United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of acquisitions in EU : Annual ()

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of acquisitions in EU : Annual () was 247.0 count in 2025, up 5.6% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1986.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 34.00 count (2015) to 247.0 count (2025), averaging 163.4 count.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCG.MEASURE-COUNT.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (40 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-inward-number-of-acquisitions-in-eu-annual

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 247.0 count |
| 2024 | 234.0 count |
| 2023 | 180.0 count |
| 2022 | 245.0 count |
| 2021 | 204.0 count |
| 2020 | 127.0 count |
| 2019 | 172.0 count |
| 2018 | 190.0 count |
| 2017 | 80.00 count |
| 2016 | 84.00 count |
| 2015 | 34.00 count |
| 2014 | 31.00 count |
| 2013 | 35.00 count |
| 2012 | 53.00 count |
| 2011 | 69.00 count |
| 2010 | 47.00 count |
| 2009 | 32.00 count |
| 2008 | 85.00 count |
| 2007 | 94.00 count |
| 2006 | 92.00 count |
| 2005 | 89.00 count |
| 2004 | 51.00 count |
| 2003 | 41.00 count |
| 2002 | 55.00 count |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCG.MEASURE-COUNT.PARTNER-EU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCG.MEASURE-COUNT.PARTNER-EU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```