Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Denmark, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Denmark is 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 168.3% on the previous year and up 192.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Denmark peaked at 6,228 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1,956 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 10.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.1% |
| 1972 | 29.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +183.0% |
| 1973 | 19.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 1974 | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.9% |
| 1975 | 15.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +882.3% |
| 1976 | 12.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 31.69 BoP, current US$ per person | +153.0% |
| 1978 | 6.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.5% |
| 1979 | 32.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +402.6% |
| 1980 | 38.19 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 27.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1982 | 15.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.1% |
| 1983 | 29.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +83.8% |
| 1984 | 56.51 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.5% |
| 1985 | 59.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 127.81 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.3% |
| 1987 | 120.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 140.46 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 402.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +186.6% |
| 1990 | 288.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1991 | 359.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 432.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 264.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.8% |
| 1994 | 799.39 BoP, current US$ per person | +202.1% |
| 1995 | 567.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 1996 | 477 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 823.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +72.7% |
| 1998 | 794.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 3,348 BoP, current US$ per person | +321.4% |
| 2000 | 5,315 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.7% |
| 2001 | 2,455 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.8% |
| 2002 | 492.88 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.9% |
| 2003 | 158.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.8% |
| 2004 | -1,837 BoP, current US$ per person | -1256.7% |
| 2005 | 3,131 BoP, current US$ per person | -270.4% |
| 2006 | 1,471 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.0% |
| 2007 | 3,174 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.7% |
| 2008 | 3,412 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1,117 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.3% |
| 2010 | -103.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -109.3% |
| 2011 | 2,356 BoP, current US$ per person | -2377.5% |
| 2012 | -1,956 BoP, current US$ per person | -183.0% |
| 2013 | 1,248 BoP, current US$ per person | -163.8% |
| 2014 | 1,758 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 1,317 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 3,125 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.3% |
| 2017 | 1,759 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.7% |
| 2018 | 1,093 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 2019 | 1,027 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,640 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.6% |
| 2021 | 6,228 BoP, current US$ per person | +279.7% |
| 2022 | 4,918 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 1,914 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.1% |
| 2024 | 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person | +168.3% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person, 14.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person, 25.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2377.5% | -103.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,356 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | -1256.7% | 158.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,837 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1975 | +882.3% | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.58 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 15.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 402.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 815.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 264.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,348 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,889 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,837 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,315 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,162 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,956 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,125 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,967 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,640 BoP, current US$ per person | 6,228 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 5 Ireland 12,444 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Hong Kong 10,704 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Switzerland 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Macao 1,806 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 11 Japan 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,148 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0121 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 838.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Denmark?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Denmark was 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 6,228 BoP, current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,956 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.