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

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of acquisitions in USA : Annual () was 280.0 count in 2025, up 5.7% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 48.00 count (2015) to 313.0 count (2021), averaging 200.6 count.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCI.MEASURE-COUNT.PARTNER-USA`
- 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-usa-annual

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 280.0 count |
| 2024 | 265.0 count |
| 2023 | 226.0 count |
| 2022 | 273.0 count |
| 2021 | 313.0 count |
| 2020 | 176.0 count |
| 2019 | 222.0 count |
| 2018 | 231.0 count |
| 2017 | 84.00 count |
| 2016 | 89.00 count |
| 2015 | 48.00 count |
| 2014 | 42.00 count |
| 2013 | 54.00 count |
| 2012 | 50.00 count |
| 2011 | 87.00 count |
| 2010 | 85.00 count |
| 2009 | 31.00 count |
| 2008 | 74.00 count |
| 2007 | 79.00 count |
| 2006 | 84.00 count |
| 2005 | 73.00 count |
| 2004 | 75.00 count |
| 2003 | 49.00 count |
| 2002 | 45.00 count |

## API

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

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