The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR4.04 billion in January-September, compared with a deficit of EUR4.79 billion in the same period of 2018.
The goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR5.54 billion compared with a deficit of EUR3.54 billion in January-September 2018.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR1.48 billion in January-September, from a surplus of EUR1.53 billion in the same period of 2018.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR4.237 billion in January-September, compared with EUR4.52 billion in the same period last year.
Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR3.473 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR764 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR8.398 billion from end-2018, standing at EUR108.239 billion at the end of September. Long-term debt stood at EUR73.83 billion, accounting for 68.2% of the total external debt.