Denmark vs European Union: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
European Union
466.35 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
European Union rank
6th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- European Union
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union, a difference of 4,670 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 11.0 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was European Union ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and European Union ranks 6th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and European Union in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.21 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
| 1980s | 101.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.84 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 405.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 409.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,732 BoP, current US$ per person | 157.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,577 BoP, current US$ per person | 415.07 BoP, current US$ per person | European Union |
| 2020s | 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person | 908.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,059 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$), per capita, Denmark or European Union?
- Denmark, at 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 466.35 BoP, current US$ per person in European Union as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and European Union?
- 4,670 BoP, current US$ per person, with Denmark 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$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and European Union ranks 6th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.