Financing need means the minimum amount of money that a country or a company should attract for its normal functioning. According to preliminary data of the NBM, the net financing need of the national economy in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to -18,326 million lei, increasing by 8,813 million lei compared to the value of this indicator in the first quarter of 2024.
At the same time, the net financing need of the national economy in relation to the gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 5.6%, increasing by 2.5 p.p. as compared to the same period of the previous year.
This dynamics is mainly due to the growth of net financing needs of the household sector (S.14+S.15), which increased from 1.9% in the first quarter of 2024 to 4.9% this year.
All sectors of the economy are experiencing financing shortages. Non-financial companies and public administration to a greater extent, and financial companies to a lesser extent. The central bank analyzes the situation with the shortage of required financing in its annual report on financial stability.
