The total number of business divestitures abroad by United Kingdom (UK) companies and within the United Kingdom (UK) by foreign companies fluctuated between 2010 and 2022. According to the definition, a divestiture is the partial or full disposal of a business or a business unit through sale, exchange or closure. In 2022, the number of business divestures reached a total of 44 businesses disposed of by UK companies abroad and 158 businesses disposed of by foreign companies within the United Kingdom.
Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 7, 2023). Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Business Divestitures by Uk Companies Abroad and by Foreign Companies in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/