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$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ 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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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.