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

United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Value of acquisitions in EU : Annual : £m (ended 2021) () was 2,382.0 £m in 2021, down 4.3% from 2020.
That is the lowest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,112.0 £m (2016) to 20,666 £m (2011), averaging 7,006.0 £m.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2021 | 2,382.0 £m |
| 2020 | 2,488.0 £m |
| 2019 | 9,412.0 £m |
| 2018 | 4,348.0 £m |
| 2017 | 2,394.0 £m |
| 2016 | 2,112.0 £m |
| 2015 | 7,712.0 £m |
| 2014 | 11,404 £m |
| 2013 | 6,216.0 £m |
| 2012 | 7,932.0 £m |
| 2011 | 20,666 £m |
| 2010 | 2,979.0 £m |
| 2009 | 1,800.0 £m |
| 2008 | 13,613 £m |
| 2007 | 7,397.0 £m |
| 2006 | 12,966 £m |
| 2005 | 5,056.0 £m |
| 2004 | 3,466.0 £m |
| 2003 | 4,630.0 £m |
| 2002 | 10,297 £m |
| 2001 | 18,340 £m |
| 2000 | 125,868 £m |
| 1999 | 35,016 £m |
| 1998 | 5,642.0 £m |

## API

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

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