Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova in 2022 (preliminary quarterly data)
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Statistical bulletin No 1, 2023 (see Chapter I)
Annexes (see Annexes 1-6)
According to preliminary data, in 2022, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 2 275,20 million (US$ 618,07 in Quarter IV, 2022), a 33,9% increase as compared to the previous year. The current account to GDP ratio amounted to -15,8%.
The capital account recorded a positive balance amounting to US$ 20,17 million (US$ 19,73 in Quarter IV, 2022), and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 2 357,17 million (US$ 676,24 in Quarter IV, 2022).
Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6), main aggregates (US$ million)
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2021
IV
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2022
I*
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2022
II*
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2022
III*
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2022
IV
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2022 IV /
2021 IV
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2021
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2022
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2022 / 2021
(%)
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CURRENT ACCOUNT
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-401,39
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-570,32
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-458,02
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-628,79
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-618,07
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154,0
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-1 699,35
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-2 275,20
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133,9
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Goods
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-1 102,03
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-976,22
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-1 113,78
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-1 427,06
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-1 466,57
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133,1
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-4 190,21
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-4 983,63
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118,9
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Services
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110,08
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167,28
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231,95
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221,26
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283,58
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257,6
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472,28
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904,07
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191,4
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Primary income
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82,24
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-1,53
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2,54
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37,28
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27,22
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33,1
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266,27
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65,51
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24,6
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Secondary income
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508,32
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240,15
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421,27
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539,73
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537,70
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105,8
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1 752,31
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1 738,85
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99,2
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CAPITAL ACCOUNT
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-9,37
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-6,95
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-2,06
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9,45
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19,73
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-
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-51,02
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20,17
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-
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Net borrowing (current and capital account balance)
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-410,76
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-577,27
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-460,08
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-619,34
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-598,34
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145,7
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-1 750,37
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-2 255,03
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128,8
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
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-330,81
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-603,69
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-453,48
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-623,76
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-676,24
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204,4
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-1 715,57
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-2 357,17
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137,4
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Direct investment, net
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-125,56
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-186,98
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-113,47
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-189,68
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-46,53
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37,1
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-381,96
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-536,66
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140,5
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Portfolio investment, net
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-6,67
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0,61
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0,99
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-0,88
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0,12
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-
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-4,93
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0,84
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-
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Financial derivatives, net
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-0,36
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0,08
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-0,54
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0,06
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0,96
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-
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-1,47
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0,56
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-
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Other investment, net
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-170,95
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27,56
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-587,91
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-1 153,63
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-745,27
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436,0
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-1 532,97
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-2 459,25
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160,4
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Change in reserve assets
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-27,27
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-444,96
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247,45
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720,37
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114,48
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-
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205,76
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637,34
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309,7
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Net errors and omissions
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79,95
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-26,42
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6,60
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-4,42
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-77,90
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-
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34,80
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-102,14
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-
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% GDP
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p.p.
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% GDP
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p.p.
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CURRENT ACCOUNT
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-10,6
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-18,3
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-13,4
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-15,7
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-16,0
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-5,4
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-12,4
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-15,8
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-3,4
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Goods
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-29,1
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-31,4
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-32,6
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-35,7
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-38,0
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-8,9
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-30,6
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-34,6
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-4,0
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Services
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2,9
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5,4
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6,8
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5,5
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7,3
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4,4
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3,4
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6,3
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2,9
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Primary income
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2,2
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0,0
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0,1
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0,9
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0,7
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-1,5
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1,9
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0,5
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-1,4
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Secondary income
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13,4
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7,7
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12,3
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13,5
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13,9
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0,5
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12,8
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12,1
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-0,7
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CAPITAL ACCOUNT
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-0,2
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-0,2
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-0,1
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0,2
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0,5
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0,7
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-0,4
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0,1
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0,5
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Net borrowing (current and capital account balance)
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-10,8
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-18,6
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-13,5
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-15,5
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-15,5
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-4,7
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-12,8
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-15,6
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-2,8
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
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-8,7
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-19,4
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-13,3
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-15,6
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-17,5
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-8,8
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-12,5
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-16,3
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-3,8
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Direct investment, net
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-3,3
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-6,0
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-3,3
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-4,7
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-1,2
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2,1
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-2,8
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-3,7
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-0,9
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Portfolio investment and financial derivatives, net
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-0,2
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0,0
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0,0
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0,0
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0,0
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0,2
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0,0
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0,0
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0,0
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Other investment, net
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-4,5
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0,9
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-17,2
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-28,9
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-19,3
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-14,8
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-11,2
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-17,1
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-5,9
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Change in reserve assets
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-0,7
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-14,3
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7,2
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18,0
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3,0
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3,7
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1,5
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4,4
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2,9
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p.p. – percentage points.
* revised data.
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