In February, investment attracted under the programme dropped from €91,380,873.02 to €62,856,825.09. Compared to January, there was a 26.5% drop.
Out of the total investment attracted, the main part corresponded to the attribution of visas through the purchase of property, totalling €54,211,076.26, while investment through the capital transfer requirement totalled €8,645,748.83.
Last month 101 golden visas were attributed, out of which 92 through the purchase of property and nine through the transfer of capital.
In total, 485 golden visas were awarded in 2018, compared with 538 the previous year.
By nationalities, in cumulative terms, China leads with a total of 4,159 permits over the lifetime of the programme, followed by Brazil (695), Turkey (317), South Africa (281) and Russia (248).