In January – June 2013, Romania's balance-of-payments current account posted a surplus of EUR 695 million as compared with a deficit of EUR 2,781 million in the first half of 2012, due to the decrease in trade and income deficits (by EUR 2,027 million and EUR 356 million respectively) and to services going into surplus (EUR 1,156 million1, from a deficit of EUR 21 million).

Non-residents’ direct investment in Romania (estimates) totalled EUR 666 million (as compared with EUR 826 million in January-June 2012), of which intragroup loans amounted to EUR 570 million and equity stakes consolidated with the estimated net loss to EUR 96 million.

Medium- and long-term external debt at end-June 2013 stood at EUR 78,918 million (79.8 percent of total external debt), 0.3 percent above the level recorded at end-2012.
Short-term external debt at end-June 2013 totalled EUR 19,917 million (20.2 percent of total external debt), down 1.6 percent from end-2012. Statistical Office of Romania