Due to rounding and double counting, figures may not add up to 100 percent. The "Other industries" category has not been included but accounted for 27.5 percent of the total deal volume as of 1990 and 46.3 percent in 2020.
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Share of M&A deal value worldwide 1990-2020, by industry
In 2020, the sector with the highest share of M&A deals value worldwide was telecommunications. Almost ** percent of M&A deals value were accounted for in 2010 by the energy and power industry, by 2020 this had fallen to *** percent.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. (November 15, 2021). Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals value worldwide in 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, by industry [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/961586/worldwide-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals-value/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals value worldwide in 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, by industry." Chart. November 15, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/961586/worldwide-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals-value/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. (2021). Share of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals value worldwide in 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, by industry. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/961586/worldwide-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals-value/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ estimates. "Share of Merger and Acquisition (M&a) Deals Value Worldwide in 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020, by Industry." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Nov 2021, /statistics/961586/worldwide-share-of-merger-and-acquisition-deals-value/
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