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 2024. 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 2024, the number of business divestitures reached a total of 39 businesses disposed of by UK companies abroad and 139 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 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 3, 2025). Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2025, 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 2024." Chart. April 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2025. 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 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2025, 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 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/ (last visited May 24, 2025)
Number of business divestitures by UK companies abroad and by foreign companies in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326054/uk-divestiture-abroad-foreign-number/
