Spain ranked 13th in the top of foreign direct investments in Romania in 2020, according to the latest report published by the National Bank of Romania (NBR).

However, the internal data of the association indicates that, in 2021, Spain can advance 2-3 places in this ranking.

Foreign direct investments increased by 34% in the first four months of 2022 and reached about 3.15 billion euros, compared to 2.35 billion euros in the similar period of 2021, according to NBR data.

At the end of April 2022, there were 239,033 companies with foreign participation in the share capital, in Romania. The value of the subscribed capital was 66.42 billion dollars.

Currently, over 180 Spanish companies operate in Romania.

More and more companies with Spanish capital are active in the Romanian business environment, and ASEMER estimates show that their number will continue to grow.