The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR1.1 billion in January-May 2021, compared with a surplus of EUR109 million in the same period in 2020.
The services balance recorded a surplus of EUR3.5 billion, lower by EUR72 million than in the same period in 2020, while the goods balance recorded a deficit higher by EUR1.130 billion.
The secondary income balance recorded a surplus of EUR349 million in the first five months, lower by EUR287 million compared with the same period in 2020.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) stood at EUR2.43 billion in January-May 2021, compared with EUR758 million in January-May 2020. Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR2.34 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR92 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt increased by EUR1.057 billion in January-May 2021, standing at EUR126.9 billion. Long-term debt stood at EUR92.193 billion at end-May 2021, accounting for 72.6% of total external debt, down 0.7% since end-2020. Short-term debt stood at EUR34.7 billion end-May 2021, accounting for 27.4% of the total external debt, up 5.1% sine end-2020.