Of the total EUR5.6 billion level reached in 2024, EUR4.6 billion represented enterprises’ equity, of which equity capital worth EUR1.5 billion and reinvestment of earnings worth EUR3.08 billion, and EUR1 billion debt transactions with foreign direct investors and non-resident fellow companies computed as debt (EUR2 billion) less claims (EUR1.03 billion).
FDI position amounted to EUR125 billion on December 31, 2024, of which EUR90 billion equity positions, including reinvestment of earnings (72.6% of total FDI stock) and EUR34 billion debt positions in relation to foreign direct investors and non-resident fellow companies (debt less claims) (27.4%).
Non-resident’s income from FDI amounted to EUR10.89 billion in 2024, of which:
– Net earnings on equity stood at EUR9.70 billion, representing the direct investors’ share in the net profit of FDI enterprises, tantamount to EUR14 billion, less their share in the loss of FDI enterprises, EUR4.66 billion.
– Net income from interest, computed by subtracting from the interest received by foreign direct investors on lending to their enterprises in Romania, the interest paid by foreign direct investors for the borrowing from their enterprises in Romania – either directly or via fellow companies, stood at EUR1.19 billion.
The methodology used to compile these statistics is in line with the provisions of the International Monetary Fund Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 6th edition (BPM6), as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment Manual, 4th edition (BD4).