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

Denmark
0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ireland
0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Ireland rank
6th

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

  • Denmark
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
1990s 0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1563 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2010s 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ireland
2020s 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Denmark or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.1102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Denmark and Ireland?
0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Denmark ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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