Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened markedly to EUR 170.1 million in February 2026 from EUR 77.4 million a year earlier. The goods account gap increased significantly to EUR 657.5 million, compared with EUR 371.7 million in February 2025. On the other hand, the services surplus rose to EUR 609.7 million from EUR 560.5 million. In addition, the shortfall in net primary income, reflecting income from labour, capital, land, and taxes on production and imports as well as subsidies, narrowed notably to EUR 177.4 million from EUR 306.3 million, while the secondary income surplus, reflecting the redistribution of income, increased to EUR 70.5 million from EUR 14.9 million. source: Bulgarian National Bank

Bulgaria recorded a Current Account deficit of 170 EUR Million in February of 2026. Current Account in Bulgaria averaged -105.29 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 April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-20 10:00 AM
Current Account
Jan €-729M €-1383M
2026-04-17 08:10 AM
Current Account
Feb €-170M €-767M €-605.0M
2026-05-21 09:00 AM
Current Account
Mar €-170M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -810.70 -1046.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Capital Flows -1028.60 1175.30 EUR Million Feb 2026
Current Account -170.00 -766.90 EUR Million Feb 2026
Current Account to GDP -5.70 -0.50 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 3547.10 3327.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
External Debt 67191.50 58590.70 EUR Million Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 540.50 268.50 EUR Million Feb 2026
Imports 4357.80 4373.00 EUR Million Feb 2026
Remittances 117.00 108.10 EUR Million Feb 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
-170.00 -766.90 1018.90 -1382.60 1998 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Bulgaria Current Account Deficit Widens in February
Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened markedly to EUR 170.1 million in February 2026 from EUR 77.4 million a year earlier. The goods account gap increased significantly to EUR 657.5 million, compared with EUR 371.7 million in February 2025. On the other hand, the services surplus rose to EUR 609.7 million from EUR 560.5 million. In addition, the shortfall in net primary income, reflecting income from labour, capital, land, and taxes on production and imports as well as subsidies, narrowed notably to EUR 177.4 million from EUR 306.3 million, while the secondary income surplus, reflecting the redistribution of income, increased to EUR 70.5 million from EUR 14.9 million.
2026-04-17
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 Current Account 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