Denmark vs World: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
5,136 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
World
180.85 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
8th
World rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- World
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person in World, a difference of 4,955 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 28.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and World ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.12 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 101.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 736.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person | 237.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,651 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | 253.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 908.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,752 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$), per capita, Denmark or World?
- Denmark, at 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and World?
- 4,955 BoP, current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and World ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.