Denmark vs European Union: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Denmark
30.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
European Union
210.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
18th
European Union rank
15th

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

  • Denmark
  • European Union
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 179.68 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes European Union's figure about 6.9 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.

Denmark ranks 18th and European Union ranks 15th of 192 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 83.92 million BoP, current US$ 7.52 billion BoP, current US$ 7.44 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
1980s 522.09 million BoP, current US$ 28.68 billion BoP, current US$ 28.16 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
1990s 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ 173.08 billion BoP, current US$ 168.78 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2000s 10.23 billion BoP, current US$ 756.17 billion BoP, current US$ 745.94 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2010s 6.64 billion BoP, current US$ 699.65 billion BoP, current US$ 693.01 billion BoP, current US$ European Union
2020s 23.43 billion BoP, current US$ 406.11 billion BoP, current US$ 382.68 billion BoP, current US$ European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Denmark or European Union?
European Union, at 210.38 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Denmark and European Union?
179.68 billion BoP, current US$, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and European Union?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and European Union rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Denmark ranks 18th and European Union ranks 15th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.