Denmark vs Singapore: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Denmark
7.2%
in 2024
Singapore
15.6%
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
Singapore rank
4th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15.6% against 7.2% in Denmark, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th of 189 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 11.4% | 6.9% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 13.5% | 11.5% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 12.6% | 6.8% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Denmark or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15.6% against 7.2% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Denmark and Singapore?
- 8.4%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Singapore ranks 4th 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.