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

Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Japan
1,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
Japan rank
11th

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

  • Denmark
  • Japan
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 3,371 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 2.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 16.61 BoP, current US$ per person 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
1980s 101.85 BoP, current US$ per person 118.17 BoP, current US$ per person 16.32 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
1990s 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person 199.06 BoP, current US$ per person 616.46 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person 435.79 BoP, current US$ per person 1,453 BoP, current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person 30.54 BoP, current US$ per person Japan
2020s 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person 1,502 BoP, current US$ per person 2,465 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$), per capita, Denmark or Japan?
Denmark, at 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Japan?
3,371 BoP, current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.