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

Denmark
30.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
27.03 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
20th

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

  • Denmark
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.67 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 90.02 million BoP, current US$ 0 BoP, current US$ 90.02 million BoP, current US$ Denmark
1980s 522.09 million BoP, current US$ 296.65 million BoP, current US$ 225.45 million BoP, current US$ Denmark
1990s 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ 76.81 million BoP, current US$ 4.22 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
2000s 10.23 billion BoP, current US$ 931.90 million BoP, current US$ 9.30 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark
2010s 6.64 billion BoP, current US$ 7.87 billion BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ Saudi Arabia
2020s 23.43 billion BoP, current US$ 20.31 billion BoP, current US$ 3.12 billion BoP, current US$ Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Denmark or Saudi Arabia?
Denmark, at 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
3.67 billion BoP, current US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Saudi Arabia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Denmark ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.