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

Denmark
284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
17th
Switzerland rank
18th

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

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
-2.0M02.0M4.0M197019962023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 47,098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Switzerland ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 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 17,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 96,959 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 79,799 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 107,432 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349,726 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 242,294 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 255,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 774,040 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 165,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 540,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -1.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million 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$), per, Denmark or Switzerland?
Denmark, at 284,592 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 237,494 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Denmark and Switzerland?
47,098 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Denmark ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.