Denmark vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
2,784 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Switzerland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland, a difference of 2,352 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.8 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 133.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 583.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 449.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,962 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,146 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,455 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,566 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,250 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,087 BoP, current US$ per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person | -5,837 BoP, current US$ per person | 9,804 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$), per capita, Denmark or Switzerland?
- Denmark, at 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Switzerland?
- 2,352 BoP, current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.