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

United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Value of acquisitions - direct transactions : Annual : £m () was 16,336 £m in 2025, up 59.1% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9,838.0 £m (2016) to 74,230 £m (2017), averaging 23,799 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-OUTBOUND.ITEM-CBBV.MEASURE-DIRECT.MEASURE-VALUE`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1987-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (39 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-outward-value-of-acquisitions-direct-transactions-annual-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 16,336 £m |
| 2024 | 10,265 £m |
| 2023 | 9,966.0 £m |
| 2022 | 23,205 £m |
| 2021 | 41,796 £m |
| 2020 | 14,557 £m |
| 2019 | 21,440 £m |
| 2018 | 18,553 £m |
| 2017 | 74,230 £m |
| 2016 | 9,838.0 £m |
| 2015 | 21,604 £m |
| 2014 | 6,888.0 £m |
| 2013 | 2,935.0 £m |
| 2012 | 9,523.0 £m |
| 2011 | 36,912 £m |
| 2010 | 10,507 £m |
| 2009 | 7,456.0 £m |
| 2008 | 17,972 £m |
| 2007 | 34,880 £m |
| 2006 | 28,800 £m |
| 2005 | 20,234 £m |
| 2004 | 9,250.0 £m |
| 2003 | 13,043 £m |
| 2002 | 17,000 £m |

## API

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

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