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

United Kingdom M&A : Inward : Value of disposals - direct transactions : Annual : £m () was 18,636 £m in 2025, up 162.3% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,609.0 £m (2020) to 31,135 £m (2021), averaging 11,654 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-INBOUND.ITEM-CBIE.MEASURE-DIRECT.MEASURE-VALUE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1986-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (40 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-inward-value-of-disposals-direct-transactions-annual-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 18,636 £m |
| 2024 | 7,106.0 £m |
| 2023 | 5,942.0 £m |
| 2022 | 14,465 £m |
| 2021 | 31,135 £m |
| 2020 | 3,609.0 £m |
| 2019 | 10,648 £m |
| 2018 | 10,542 £m |
| 2017 | 13,015 £m |
| 2016 | 6,095.0 £m |
| 2015 | 7,006.0 £m |
| 2014 | 2,415.0 £m |
| 2013 | 1,541.0 £m |
| 2012 | 5,821.0 £m |
| 2011 | 8,589.0 £m |
| 2010 | 4,961.0 £m |
| 2009 | 6,572.0 £m |
| 2008 | 1,485.0 £m |
| 2007 | 4,038.0 £m |
| 2006 | 6,246.0 £m |
| 2005 | 4,659.0 £m |
| 2004 | 3,564.0 £m |
| 2003 | 994.0 £m |
| 2002 | 4,217.0 £m |

## API

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

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