Most likely, FDI exceeded EUR11 billion for the whole in 2022, marking the best year. Previously, 2008 was the best year for FDI, with a total net flow of EUR9.2 billion.
The total FDI balance nears EUR100 billion, both new investment and reinvested profits.
The largest foreign investors in Romania are Germany (EUR15 billion), Austria (EUR11 billion), France (EUR10 billion), Italy (EUR8 billion) and USA (EUR8 billion).
In Romania, the bulk of the EUR100 billion amount from FDI targeted Bucharest and Ilfov (62.5%), followed by the Center region (mainly Sibiu and Brasov) and the West region (Timis). The regions of Oltenia and Moldavia rank last in terms of attracting FDI, with less than 5% of the total.