Denmark vs Ireland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ireland
12,444 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
8th
Ireland rank
5th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 7,308 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 224.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 371.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 444.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,071 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,182 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,830 BoP, current US$ per person | 8,668 BoP, current US$ per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person | -923.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,891 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$), per capita, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Ireland?
- 7,308 BoP, current US$ per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 5th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.