Belgium vs Denmark: Foreign direct investment, net

Belgium
9.47 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark
12.46 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Denmark rank
11th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
-50.0B-25.0B025.0B50.0B197520002025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 12.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.47 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 2.99 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 11th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
2000s -6.06 billion BoP, current US$ 3.87 billion BoP, current US$ 9.93 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
2010s 258.60 million BoP, current US$ 5.52 billion BoP, current US$ 5.26 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
2020s 19.80 billion BoP, current US$ 8.95 billion BoP, current US$ 10.85 billion BoP, current US$ Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 12.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 9.47 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Belgium and Denmark?
2.99 billion BoP, current US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.