Denmark vs Euro area: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Euro area
684.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
Euro area rank
5th

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

  • Denmark
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 684.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 4,452 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 7.5 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.

Denmark ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 5th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 16.61 BoP, current US$ per person 22.64 BoP, current US$ per person 6.02 BoP, current US$ per person Euro area
1980s 101.85 BoP, current US$ per person 77.16 BoP, current US$ per person 24.69 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
1990s 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person 475.69 BoP, current US$ per person 339.83 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person 2,019 BoP, current US$ per person 129.86 BoP, current US$ per person Euro area
2010s 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person 1,879 BoP, current US$ per person 716.93 BoP, current US$ per person Euro area
2020s 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person 877.02 BoP, current US$ per person 3,090 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Denmark or Euro area?
Denmark, at 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 684.21 BoP, current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Euro area?
4,452 BoP, current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Euro area?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Euro area rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 8th and Euro area ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.