Two-way investment brief
Australia–Denmark
Denmark direct investment in Australia
A$1.2 bn
Total Denmark investment in Australia
A$5.9 bn
Australian direct investment in Denmark
—
Total Australian investment in Denmark
A$7.4 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Denmark in Australia
- Australia in Denmark
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Denmark → Australia
- Australia → Denmark
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Economic outlook
Denmark’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Inflation | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Current account, % GDP | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 4.5% | 2.9% | 0.2% | −0.4% | −0.3% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 30.5% | 27.5% | 27.4% | 27.8% | 28.2% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Denmark
- A$57 m
- New Australian FDI in Denmark
- —
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Denmark globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $30.7 bn · 17th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $18.2 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $463 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.