Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened sharply to EUR 729.4 million in January 2026 from EUR 29.3 million in the same month a year earlier. The goods account deficit widened to EUR -879.4 million from EUR -869.2 million. At the same time, the services surplus narrowed to EUR 575.5 million from EUR 602.4 million, while the primary income balance, which reflects the receipt and payment of income related to the use of resources, such as labour, capital, land, taxes of production and imports and subsidies, shifted to a deficit of EUR 514.6 million, compared with a surplus of EUR 242.1 million a year earlier. In contrast, the secondary income account recorded a surplus of EUR 89.1 million, reversing a deficit of EUR 4.5 million. source: Bulgarian National Bank

Bulgaria recorded a Current Account deficit of 729.40 EUR Million in January of 2026. Current Account in Bulgaria averaged -104.98 EUR Million from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1018.90 EUR Million in July of 2017 and a record low of -1382.60 EUR Million in December of 2025. This page provides the latest reported value for - Bulgaria Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Bulgaria Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-19 09:20 AM
Current Account
Dec €-1409M €-1312M €-1100.0M
2026-03-20 10:00 AM
Current Account
Jan €-729M €-1383M
2026-04-17 09:00 AM
Current Account
Feb €-729M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1046.00 -1483.80 EUR Million Jan 2026
Capital Flows 1145.20 1264.50 EUR Million Jan 2026
Current Account -729.40 -1382.60 EUR Million Jan 2026
Current Account to GDP -1.00 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 3327.00 3449.30 EUR Million Jan 2026
External Debt 57679.40 55185.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 259.80 321.10 EUR Million Jan 2026
Imports 4373.00 4933.10 EUR Million Jan 2026
Remittances 108.10 108.40 EUR Million Jan 2026


Bulgaria Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-729.40 -1382.60 1018.90 -1382.60 1998 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Bulgaria Current Account Deficit Widens in January
Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened sharply to EUR 729.4 million in January 2026 from EUR 29.3 million in the same month a year earlier. The goods account deficit widened to EUR -879.4 million from EUR -869.2 million. At the same time, the services surplus narrowed to EUR 575.5 million from EUR 602.4 million, while the primary income balance, which reflects the receipt and payment of income related to the use of resources, such as labour, capital, land, taxes of production and imports and subsidies, shifted to a deficit of EUR 514.6 million, compared with a surplus of EUR 242.1 million a year earlier. In contrast, the secondary income account recorded a surplus of EUR 89.1 million, reversing a deficit of EUR 4.5 million.
2026-03-20
Bulgaria Trade Deficit Largest on Record
Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened to EUR 1,409.5 million in December 2025 from EUR 607.6 billion in the same month last year. This was the largest trade deficit since records began in 1998, due to wider deficits in goods (EUR -1,290.9 million vs EUR -723.3 million in December 2024) and primary income (EUR -755.2 million vs EUR -639.4 million). In addition, the services surplus narrowed to EUR 405.0 million from EUR 661.8 million in the previous year. Conversely, the secondary income surplus rose to EUR 231.5 million from EUR 93.2 million a year ago. For 2025 as a whole, Bulgaria’s trade deficit expanded sharply to EUR 6,874.3 million from EUR 1,416.0 million in 2024.
2026-02-19
Bulgaria Posts Record Current Account Gap
Bulgaria recorded a current account deficit of EUR 1,114 million in November 2025, more than doubled from EUR 415.7 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest deficit since records began in January 1998, mainly due to a much wider gap in the goods account, which rose to EUR 1,059.8 million from EUR 782.3 million in November 2024. At the same time, the shortfall in net primary income, which reflects the receipt and payment of income related to the use of resources, such as labour, capital, land, taxes of production and imports and subsidies, expanded to EUR 717.6 million from EUR 345.5 million, while the surplus in net secondary income, which reflects the redistribution of income, narrowed sharply to EUR 39.4 million from EUR 101 million. On the other hand, the services account surplus widened to EUR 624.1 million from EUR 611.2 million a year ago.
2026-01-20