Denmark vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Denmark
284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
Low & middle income rank
17th

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

  • Denmark
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 280,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 69.6 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2,098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.17 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 13,052 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 107,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 149.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 107,282 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 255,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 850.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 254,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 165,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,791 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 163,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 540,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 536,697 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Denmark or Low & middle income?
Denmark, at 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,090 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Denmark and Low & middle income?
280,502 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Low & middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Denmark ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.