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Denmark: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

11.41percent · 2025+359.8% since 2015

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. 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 ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP. Annual figures for Denmark from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202511.407
20247.604
20232.314
20227.256
20218.981
20202.69
20191.73
20181.782
20173.059
20165.733
20152.481
20142.811
20132.034
2012-3.347
20113.811
2010-0.178
20091.913
20085.281
20075.413
20062.823
20056.4
2004-3.941
20030.392
20021.482
20017.978
200017.301
199910.017
19982.383
19972.514
19961.339
19951.606
19942.668
19930.959
19921.462
19911.331
19901.072
19891.839
19880.624
19870.567
19860.746
19850.491
19840.491
19830.249
19820.136
19810.226
19800.276
19790.238
19780.055
19770.324
19760.143
19750.195
19740.023
19730.319
19720.637
19710.272
19700.17

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund, UN Conference on Trade and Development. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-foreign-direct-investment-net-outflows-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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