The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR2.168 billion in the first nine months of 2020, compared with a deficit of EUR2.569 billion in the same period last year.
The goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR6.842 billion, compared with a deficit of EUR6.069 billion in January-September 2019.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR1.273 billion in January-September, from a surplus of EUR696 million in the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR1.94 billion in the first nine months, compared with EUR4.471 billion in January-September 2019.
Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR2.838 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at negative EUR898 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR7.441 billion from end-2019, standing at EUR117.224 billion at the end of September. Long-term debt stood at EUR83.618 billion, accounting for 71.3% of the total external debt.