# United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions in EU : Annual (ended 2021) ()

United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Number of acquisitions in EU : Annual (ended 2021) () was 121.0 count in 2021, up 30.1% from 2020.
That is the highest reading since 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.00 count (2013) to 149.0 count (2018), averaging 71.45 count.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-OUTBOUND.ITEM-CBAY.MEASURE-COUNT.PARTNER-EU`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1987-01-01 to 2021-01-01 (35 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-outward-number-of-acquisitions-in-eu-annual-ended-2021

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2021 | 121.0 count |
| 2020 | 93.00 count |
| 2019 | 99.00 count |
| 2018 | 149.0 count |
| 2017 | 62.00 count |
| 2016 | 49.00 count |
| 2015 | 55.00 count |
| 2014 | 33.00 count |
| 2013 | 16.00 count |
| 2012 | 34.00 count |
| 2011 | 75.00 count |
| 2010 | 66.00 count |
| 2009 | 36.00 count |
| 2008 | 102.0 count |
| 2007 | 170.0 count |
| 2006 | 131.0 count |
| 2005 | 157.0 count |
| 2004 | 117.0 count |
| 2003 | 99.00 count |
| 2002 | 106.0 count |
| 2001 | 137.0 count |
| 2000 | 231.0 count |
| 1999 | 218.0 count |
| 1998 | 225.0 count |

## API

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

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