Denmark vs United Kingdom: Foreign direct investment, net

Denmark
12.46 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
United Kingdom
10.30 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
13th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 12.46 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.30 billion BoP, current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.16 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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

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.