Over the last thirty years, the average value of merger and acquisition deals has risen in every region globally. In early 2023, South America had the highest average value of M&A deals with an estimated 378 million U.S dollars. This was more than three times the average deal size in North America.
Average value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by region
(in million U.S dollars)
Characteristic
North America
South America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Middle East & North Africa
'23
97.16
378.68
95.34
121.72
298.56
'22
95.94
455.72
97.01
148.79
427.24
'21
133.06
384.6
132.48
172.55
410.55
'20
98.79
290.22
98.71
132.54
362.24
'19
108.77
238.98
108.68
126.85
330.81
'18
111.83
252.69
100.57
125.73
261.43
'17
102.98
85.78
63.01
69.58
69.04
'16
121.59
63.19
60.73
71.46
73.94
'15
179.45
66.79
72.09
92.1
164.47
'14
160.37
87.26
78.95
66.82
52.31
'13
102.34
84.39
46.33
54.04
55.13
'12
88.52
66.96
57.87
47.65
52.5
'11
104
75.13
45.15
46
63.46
'10
87.23
127.91
54.33
55.57
72.55
'09
77.91
77.36
45.21
41.56
75.82
'08
91.75
95.36
75.29
45.76
99.47
'07
131.31
58.51
131.11
63.99
217.42
'06
131.66
130.55
111.9
44.36
100.59
'05
110.03
67.5
86.72
35.67
121.99
'04
86.07
60.27
74.01
24.04
34.76
'03
66.51
50.97
50.12
20.96
62.67
'02
55.08
50.35
51.92
25.54
32.21
'01
93.69
43.89
52.61
33.39
33.04
'00
133.99
73.45
80.69
45.01
40.19
'99
142.86
80.18
121.73
35.71
37.06
'98
111.16
78.76
75.82
27.26
30.56
'97
75.71
96.15
58.4
36.44
43.34
'96
56.04
55.1
41.8
28.51
25.98
'95
56.79
35.67
30.79
26.53
29.58
'94
42.3
35.27
22.93
20.48
16.63
'93
37.45
23.31
19.87
25.34
21.55
'92
25.88
40.72
21.2
29.35
23.89
'91
26.06
44.36
21.35
24.28
10.13
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Statista. (2024). Average value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals worldwide from 1991 to 2023, by region (in million U.S dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/950842/worldwide-average-value-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals/
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