Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Denmark

Foreign direct investment outflows in Denmark in 2024 — 30,700,217,260 US$. Ranked 17 in the world out of 171. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 105,762.8%.

2024 30.7B US$ +169.69% vs 2023
World rank 17of 171
Period maximum 36.47B US$2021
Period minimum -10.94B US$2012

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Denmark, 1970–2024-20B020B40B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 29,000,000 US$1971: 52,000,000 US$1972: 148,000,000 US$1973: 98,000,000 US$1974: 8,000,000 US$1975: 78,811,699 US$1976: 63,540,971 US$1977: 161,268,604 US$1978: 33,220,340 US$1979: 167,362,996 US$1980: 195,651,068 US$1981: 138,792,093 US$1982: 81,720,974 US$1983: 150,120,365 US$1984: 288,864,015 US$1985: 306,436,294 US$1986: 654,453,975 US$1987: 618,619,584 US$1988: 720,486,707 US$1989: 2,065,799,821 US$1990: 1,482,233,958 US$1991: 1,851,987,897 US$1992: 2,236,051,784 US$1993: 1,372,995,879 US$1994: 4,161,780,776 US$1995: 2,968,669,984 US$1996: 2,510,462,643 US$1997: 4,354,800,786 US$1998: 4,214,598,300 US$1999: 17,819,088,427 US$2000: 28,381,218,266 US$2001: 13,153,537,569 US$2002: 2,649,666,991 US$2003: 856,293,250 US$2004: -9,929,930,458 US$2005: 16,968,403,466 US$2006: 7,999,479,471 US$2007: 17,332,226,176 US$2008: 18,745,888,504 US$2009: 6,170,837,671 US$2010: -573,826,661 US$2011: 13,122,988,241 US$2012: -10,938,540,304 US$2013: 7,008,337,704 US$2014: 9,919,614,717 US$2015: 7,485,334,431 US$2016: 17,898,455,074 US$2017: 10,143,191,131 US$2018: 6,329,894,715 US$2019: 5,973,877,198 US$2020: 9,564,828,752 US$2021: 36,474,522,589 US$2022: 29,032,312,241 US$2023: 11,383,699,026 US$2024: 30,700,217,260 US$
Change over the period: +30.67B (+105,762.82%) Average annual rate: 13.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 30.7B US$
World 1.72T US$
Northern Europe computed 70.77B US$
High-income countries computed 1.37T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 30.7B +19.32B +169.69%
2023 11.38B −17.65B −60.79%
2022 29.03B −7.44B −20.4%
2021 36.47B +26.91B +281.34%
2020 9.56B +3.59B +60.11%
2019 5.97B −356M −5.62%
2018 6.33B −3.81B −37.59%
2017 10.14B −7.76B −43.33%
2016 17.9B +10.41B +139.11%
2015 7.49B −2.43B −24.54%
2014 9.92B +2.91B +41.54%
2013 7.01B +17.95B +164.07%
2012 -10.94B −24.06B −183.35%
2011 13.12B +13.7B +2,386.93%
2010 -574M −6.74B −109.3%
2009 6.17B −12.58B −67.08%
2008 18.75B +1.41B +8.16%
2007 17.33B +9.33B +116.67%
2006 8B −8.97B −52.86%
2005 16.97B +26.9B +270.88%
2004 -9.93B −10.79B −1,259.64%
2003 856M −1.79B −67.68%
2002 2.65B −10.5B −79.86%
2001 13.15B −15.23B −53.65%
2000 28.38B +10.56B +59.27%
1999 17.82B +13.6B +322.79%
1998 4.21B −140M −3.22%
1997 4.35B +1.84B +73.47%
1996 2.51B −458M −15.43%
1995 2.97B −1.19B −28.67%
1994 4.16B +2.79B +203.12%
1993 1.37B −863M −38.6%
1992 2.24B +384M +20.74%
1991 1.85B +370M +24.95%
1990 1.48B −584M −28.25%
1989 2.07B +1.35B +186.72%
1988 720M +102M +16.47%
1987 619M −35.83M −5.48%
1986 654M +348M +113.57%
1985 306M +17.57M +6.08%
1984 289M +139M +92.42%
1983 150M +68.4M +83.7%
1982 81.72M −57.07M −41.12%
1981 139M −56.86M −29.06%
1980 196M +28.29M +16.9%
1979 167M +134M +403.8%
1978 33.22M −128M −79.4%
1977 161M +97.73M +153.8%
1976 63.54M −15.27M −19.38%
1975 78.81M +70.81M +885.15%
1974 8M −90M −91.84%
1973 98M −50M −33.78%
1972 148M +96M +184.62%
1971 52M +23M +79.31%
1970 29M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.