The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR4.825 billion in 2016, from a deficit of EUR3.738 billion in 2015, while the goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR1.743 billion, from a deficit of EUR1 billion in 2015.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR2.45 billion in 2016, from a surplus of EUR2.795 billion the previous year.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR4.081 billion in 2016, 18% higher than in 2015, of which equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR3.899 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR182 million.
Romania’s total external debt increased by EUR2.098 billion from end-December 2015, standing at EUR92.532 billion at the end of December 2016. Long-term debt stood at EUR69.1 billion, accounting for 74.7% of total external debt.