Denmark vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Denmark
169.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
190.83 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
20th
Nigeria rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Denmark
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 190.83 % change on previous year against 169.69 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 21.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.17 % change on previous year | 59.36 % change on previous year | 31.2 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 53.09 % change on previous year | 13.1 % change on previous year | 39.99 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 2000s | 23.34 % change on previous year | 47.15 % change on previous year | 23.82 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -6.56 % change on previous year | -0.4237 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 85.99 % change on previous year | 175.41 % change on previous year | 89.42 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Denmark or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 190.83 % change on previous year against 169.69 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Denmark and Nigeria?
- 21.14 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Nigeria?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Denmark ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.