The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR3.093 billion in the first ten months of 2020, compared with a deficit of EUR2.902 billion in the same period last year.
The goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR7.32 billion, compared with a deficit of EUR7.04 billion in January-October 2019.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR1.635 billion in January-October, from a surplus of EUR825 million in the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR1.754 billion in the first ten months, compared with EUR4.673 billion in January-October 2019.
Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR3.262 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at negative EUR1.508 billion, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR9.208 billion from end-2019, standing at EUR118.991 billion at the end of October. Long-term debt stood at EUR84.771 billion, accounting for 71.2% of the total external debt.