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Foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark

How many enterprises in Denmark are foreign-owned? How many employees do these enterprises have, and how big is their turnover? These are some of the questions you can find answers to here on this page.

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An enterprise that meets a range of criteria for economic activity, such as full-time equivalents, turnover, goods purchases, imports, exports, value added, or balance sheet total. The enterprise's relationships with other enterprises, such as ownership or joint VAT settlement, may also be included. The precise criteria and thresholds vary between statistics and may depend on the purpose of the assessment.

Staff (excluding apprentices) whose regular working hours are the same as the collectively agreed or customary hours worked in the enterprise, even if their contract is for less than one year.

Active enterprise located in Denmark, which ultimately is owned by a foreign enterprise, regardless of the number of existing intermediate enterprise relations.

Selected statistics on Foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in foreign-owned enterprises and full-time employees

The figure shows the development in the number of foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark and their full-time employees.
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Last update
26.9.2024
Next update
2.9.2025
Source data

Information from the National Bank, the companies official accounts, the Business Register and other sources used to update the population of Danish and foreign-owned firms. There also used information from the General Enterprise statistics.

Distribution by industry of foreign-owned and Danish-owned enterprises

The figure shows the number of foreign-owned and Danish-owned enterprises distributed by industry.
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Last update
26.9.2024
Next update
2.9.2025
Source data

Information from the National Bank, the companies official accounts, the Business Register and other sources used to update the population of Danish and foreign-owned firms. There also used information from the General Enterprise statistics.

Country distribution for foreign-owned enterprises

The figure shows foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark distributed by the location of the owner.
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Last update
26.9.2024
Next update
2.9.2025
Source data

Information from the National Bank, the companies official accounts, the Business Register and other sources used to update the population of Danish and foreign-owned firms. There also used information from the General Enterprise statistics.

Country distribution for full-time employees in foreign-owned enterprises

The figure shows full-time employees in foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark 
More about the figure
Last update
26.9.2024
Next update
2.9.2025
Source data

Information from the National Bank, the companies official accounts, the Business Register and other sources used to update the population of Danish and foreign-owned firms. There also used information from the General Enterprise statistics.

Country distribution for total turnover in foreign-owned enterprises

The figure shows total turnover in foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark distributed by the location of the owner.
More about the figure
Last update
26.9.2024
Next update
2.9.2025
Source data

Information from the National Bank, the companies official accounts, the Business Register and other sources used to update the population of Danish and foreign-owned firms. There also used information from the General Enterprise statistics.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Foreign Owned Enterprises

The purpose of the statistics foreign-owned enterprises is to show the evolution and extent of foreign owned enterprise in Denmark. The statistics were compiled with the first reference year 2000. First as pilot projects and subsequent regulation determined in connection with the implementation of the Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of The European Parliament and of The Council of 20 June 2007 on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.

Need more data on Foreign-owned enterprises in Denmark?

You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more details about foreign-owned enterprises, for example the development over time.

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