**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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Number of cross-border M&A deals worldwide 2015-2022, by region
This statistic displays the global number of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from 2015 to 2019 with forecasts up until 2022, by region. Overall, the number of cross-border M&A deals globally are set to decrease between 2017 and 2020. After that, it has been forecast that M&A activity will pick up again.
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ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates. (February 26, 2020). Number of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates. "Number of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region." Chart. February 26, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates. (2020). Number of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates. "Number of Cross-border Merger and Acquisitions (M&a) Worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 26 Feb 2020, /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/
ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates, Number of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&A) worldwide from 2015 to 2022, by region [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ estimates, February 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/950769/number-of-cross-border-mergers-and-acquisitions-worldwide-by-region/