Denmark vs Sweden: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Denmark
18.24 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sweden
19.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
26th
Sweden rank
24th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 909.70 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 131.08 million BoP, current US$ | 76.69 million BoP, current US$ | 54.39 million BoP, current US$ | Denmark |
| 1980s | 233.41 million BoP, current US$ | 690.30 million BoP, current US$ | 456.89 million BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.16 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.36 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.65 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.07 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 35.89 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.41 billion BoP, current US$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Denmark and Sweden?
- 909.70 million BoP, current US$, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.