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United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m ()

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCJ.MEASURE-VALUE.PARTNER-USA

Latest37,756 £m2025
Previous11,035 £m2024
Year ago11,035 £m2024

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m () was 37,756 £m in 2025, up 242.1% from 2024.

That is the highest reading since 2018.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4,632.0 £m (2020) to 52,678 £m (2018), averaging 23,957 £m.

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m () (£m), 1986 – 20250k20k40k60k19901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m () (£m), 1986 – 2025. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
202537,756 £m
202411,035 £m
202311,561 £m
202233,480 £m
202132,533 £m
20204,632.0 £m
201930,223 £m
201852,678 £m
20178,232.0 £m
201630,313 £m
201511,083 £m
20146,318.0 £m
20133,408.0 £m
20126,217.0 £m
201121,489 £m
201019,124 £m
200911,594 £m
20088,269.0 £m
200714,270 £m
20067,606.0 £m
200511,741 £m
200411,809 £m
20035,803.0 £m
20024,192.0 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (40 observations) is available through the API.

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

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

Latest observation2025
First observation1986
Observations40
FrequencyAnnual
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high52,678 £m (2018)
10-year low4,632.0 £m (2020)
10-year average23,957 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCJ.MEASURE-VALUE.PARTNER-USA

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FAQ

What is the current m&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 37,756 £m for 2025, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBCJ.MEASURE-VALUE.PARTNER-USA.

Last updated 2026-07-21. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “M&A : Inward : Value of acquisitions in USA : Annual : £m (UK)”.