The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a surplus of EUR88 million in the first five months of 2020, compared with a deficit of EUR425 million in the same period last year.
The goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR3.666 billion, compared with a deficit of EUR3.124 billion in January-May 2019.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR697 million in January-May, from a surplus of EUR135 million in the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment stood at negative EUR338 million in the first five months, compared with EUR2.059 billion in January-May 2019.
Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to negative EUR72 million, while net intra-group lending stood at negative EUR266 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR5.023 billion from end-2019, standing at EUR110.896 billion at the end of May. Long-term debt stood at EUR77.63 billion, accounting for 70% of the total external debt.