This statistic displays the worldwide value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals from 2015 to 2019 with forecasts up until 2022, by region. North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region were by far the most active for both domestic and cross-border M&A activity. The forecasted value of M&A deals worldwide has been estimated to hit a cyclical trough during 2020, before beginning to swing back by 2021. A similar trend can be seen in a forecast of deal volume globally.
Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region
(in billion U.S dollars)
** United States and Canada.
*** Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the Ukraine.
**** Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
***** Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru.
****** Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates.
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Statista estimates. (February 26, 2020). Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region (in billion U.S dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
Statista estimates. "Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region (in billion U.S dollars)." Chart. February 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
Statista estimates. (2020). Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region (in billion U.S dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
Statista estimates. "Total Value of Merger and Acquisitions (M&a) Worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by Region (in Billion U.S Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
Statista estimates, Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region (in billion U.S dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total value of merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region (in billion U.S dollars) [Graph], Statista estimates, February 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/950797/value-of-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
