Denmark vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Denmark
169.69 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
-18.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Denmark rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
23rd

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Denmark
  • Upper middle income
-25002505007501.0k197119982025

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 169.69 % change on previous year against -18.81 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 188.5 % change on previous year.

That makes Denmark's figure about 9.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 164.7 % change on previous year 30.36 % change on previous year 134.34 % change on previous year Denmark
1980s 44.02 % change on previous year 65.88 % change on previous year 21.86 % change on previous year Upper middle income
1990s 53.09 % change on previous year 29.41 % change on previous year 23.68 % change on previous year Denmark
2000s 14.87 % change on previous year 23.2 % change on previous year 8.33 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2010s -6.56 % change on previous year 14.58 % change on previous year 21.14 % change on previous year Upper middle income
2020s 85.99 % change on previous year 7.42 % change on previous year 78.57 % 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$), annual, Denmark or Upper middle income?
Denmark, at 169.69 % change on previous year against -18.81 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Denmark and Upper middle income?
188.5 % change on previous year, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Upper middle income?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Denmark ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.