Banca Naţională a României

The National Bank of Romania, in cooperation with the National Institute of Statistics, conducted the statistical survey regarding the foreign direct investment (FDI), the main data source for FDI Statistics. The major goal of the statistical survey was to determine the FDI net flows during the 2020 financial year, net income from FDI in 2020, as well as the FDI stock as at 31 December 2020 into the resident direct investment enterprises.

The FDI Survey was conducted in compliance with the methodological requirements of the International Monetary Fund Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).

1. FDI net flow in 2020 stood at EUR 3005 million, of which:
   • EUR 3999 million enterprises’ equity (equity worth EUR 983 million, plus reinvestment of earnings worth EUR 3016 million);
   • EUR -994 million debt transactions with foreign direct investors and non-resident fellow companies (debt less claims).
2. FDI stock as at 31 December 2020 amounted to EUR 90773 million of which:
   • EUR 63952 million equity positions, including reinvestment of earnings (70.5 percent);
   • EUR 26821 million debt positions in relation to foreign direct investors and non-resident fellow companies (debt less claims) (29.5 percent).
3. Income from FDI in 2020 amounted to EUR 6857 million, out of which:
   • Net earnings from equity were EUR 6264 million, representing the net profit tantamount to EUR 9005 million, of profitable FDI enterprises, less their share in the loss, EUR 2741 million, of FDI enterprises that incurred losses.
   • 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 EUR 593 million.

A more detailed account of the 2020 FDI survey results and of the methodological framework are available in the electronic publication Foreign Direct Investment in Romania in 2020 available on the NBR website at: Regular publications FDI»»»