Denmark vs Germany: Foreign direct investment, net

Denmark

12.46 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

Germany

12.94 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Denmark rank

11th

Germany rank

10th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 12.94 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.46 billion BoP, current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 475.40 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 11th and Germany ranks 10th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.