Cyprus vs Denmark: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cyprus
3.8%
in 2025
Denmark
7.2%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
9th
Denmark rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cyprus
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.2% against 3.8% in Cyprus, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.9 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Denmark ahead.
Cyprus ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 7th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 4.5% | 29.3% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 228.1% | 2.0% | 226.1% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -127.2% | 5.8% | 133.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cyprus or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 7.2% against 3.8% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cyprus and Denmark?
- 3.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 7th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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 outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.