The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR5.03 billion in 2017, widening from a deficit of EUR4.46 billion in 2016, while the goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR4.06 billion, widening from a deficit EUR1.53 billion in 2016.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR2.63 billion in 2017, from a surplus of EUR2.5 billion the year before.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR4.58 billion in 2017 compared with EUR4.51 billion in 2016. Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR3.82 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR764 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR1.04 billion from end-December 2016, standing at EUR93.95 billion at the end of December 2017. Long-term debt stood at EUR68.75 billion, accounting for 73.2% of the total external debt.