Denmark vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Denmark
169.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Switzerland
190.61 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 190.61 % change on previous year against 169.69 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 20.92 % change on previous year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.3 % change on previous year | 156.76 % change on previous year | 88.46 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 53.09 % change on previous year | 18.49 % change on previous year | 34.6 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 2000s | 14.87 % change on previous year | 11.91 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | Denmark |
| 2010s | -6.56 % change on previous year | 128.88 % change on previous year | 135.44 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 85.99 % change on previous year | -92.39 % change on previous year | 178.38 % change on previous year | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 190.61 % change on previous year against 169.69 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 20.92 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Denmark ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.