Denmark vs Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Denmark
4.3%
in 2024
Egypt
4.2%
in 2025
Denmark rank
49th
Egypt rank
52nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- Egypt
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 49th and Egypt ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Denmark or Egypt?
- Denmark, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Denmark and Egypt?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Egypt?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Egypt rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 49th and Egypt ranks 52nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.