The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR3.077 billion in January-October, compared with a deficit of EUR3.639 billion in the same period of 2018.
The goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR6.951 billion compared with a deficit of EUR4.73 billion in January-October 2018.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR827 billion in January-October, from a surplus of EUR837 billion in the same period of 2018.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR4.822 billion in January-October, compared with EUR4.768 billion in the same period last year.
Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR4.205 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR617 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR8.377 billion from end-2018, standing at EUR108.218 billion at the end of October. Long-term debt stood at EUR73.964 billion, accounting for 68.3% of the total external debt.