# United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of disposals - direct transactions : Annual ()

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Number of disposals - direct transactions : Annual () was 57.00 count in 2025, down 9.5% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 38.00 count (2015) to 79.00 count (2022), averaging 55.18 count.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBID.MEASURE-COUNT.MEASURE-DIRECT`
- 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-disposals-direct-transactions-annual

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 57.00 count |
| 2024 | 63.00 count |
| 2023 | 56.00 count |
| 2022 | 79.00 count |
| 2021 | 71.00 count |
| 2020 | 38.00 count |
| 2019 | 51.00 count |
| 2018 | 56.00 count |
| 2017 | 58.00 count |
| 2016 | 40.00 count |
| 2015 | 38.00 count |
| 2014 | 17.00 count |
| 2013 | 19.00 count |
| 2012 | 23.00 count |
| 2011 | 49.00 count |
| 2010 | 43.00 count |
| 2009 | 32.00 count |
| 2008 | 29.00 count |
| 2007 | 49.00 count |
| 2006 | 39.00 count |
| 2005 | 47.00 count |
| 2004 | 38.00 count |
| 2003 | 39.00 count |
| 2002 | 49.00 count |

## API

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

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