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

Denmark
30.70 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Switzerland
25.32 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
18th
Switzerland rank
21st

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

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 5.38 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 686.40 million BoP, current US$ 3.83 billion BoP, current US$ 3.15 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
1990s 4.30 billion BoP, current US$ 13.82 billion BoP, current US$ 9.53 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2000s 10.23 billion BoP, current US$ 40.70 billion BoP, current US$ 30.46 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2010s 6.64 billion BoP, current US$ 59.62 billion BoP, current US$ 52.99 billion BoP, current US$ Switzerland
2020s 23.43 billion BoP, current US$ -50.83 billion BoP, current US$ 74.26 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$), gaps, Denmark or Switzerland?
Denmark, at 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ against 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Denmark and Switzerland?
5.38 billion BoP, current US$, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Denmark ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.