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

United Kingdom M&A : Outward : Value of disposals - direct transactions : Annual : £m () was 6,592.0 £m in 2025, down 68.7% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,235.0 £m (2023) to 26,313 £m (2020), averaging 12,864 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.A.NSA.DIRECTION-OUTBOUND.ITEM-CBCB.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-disposals-direct-transactions-annual-m

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 6,592.0 £m |
| 2024 | 21,055 £m |
| 2023 | 3,235.0 £m |
| 2022 | 5,215.0 £m |
| 2021 | 12,790 £m |
| 2020 | 26,313 £m |
| 2019 | 12,481 £m |
| 2018 | 11,829 £m |
| 2017 | 10,078 £m |
| 2016 | 15,297 £m |
| 2015 | 16,617 £m |
| 2014 | 4,610.0 £m |
| 2013 | 5,682.0 £m |
| 2012 | 5,817.0 £m |
| 2011 | 12,533 £m |
| 2010 | 8,423.0 £m |
| 2009 | 4,198.0 £m |
| 2008 | 7,384.0 £m |
| 2007 | 7,650.0 £m |
| 2006 | 17,602 £m |
| 2005 | 6,530.0 £m |
| 2004 | 3,294.0 £m |
| 2003 | 6,920.0 £m |
| 2002 | 5,709.0 £m |

## API

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

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