What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?

6.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Denmark

7.2%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

14.0%

in 2024

Denmark rank

7th

United Arab Emirates rank

5th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Denmark
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.0% against 7.2% in Denmark, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.9 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.6%	0.0%	0.5%	Denmark
1990s	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%	Denmark
2000s	4.5%	2.2%	2.3%	Denmark
2010s	2.0%	2.7%	0.7%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	5.8%	6.7%	1.0%	United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 14.0% against 7.2% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 6.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Arab Emirates?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Denmark ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.