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. source: Bulgarian National Bank

Bulgaria recorded a Current Account deficit of 1409.50 EUR Million in December of 2025. Current Account in Bulgaria averaged -106.26 EUR Million from 1998 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1018.90 EUR Million in July of 2017 and a record low of -1409.50 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
2026-01-20 10:00 AM
Current Account
Nov €-1114M €-1064.6M €-1090.0M
2026-02-19 09:20 AM
Current Account
Dec €-1409M €-1312M €-1100.0M
2026-03-20 10:00 AM
Current Account
Jan €-1409M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -2909.10 -2541.50 BGN Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 1975.40 -762.70 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account -1409.50 -1312.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account to GDP -1.00 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 6736.40 6971.80 BGN Million Dec 2025
External Debt 57679.40 55185.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 383.20 485.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 9645.50 9513.30 BGN Million Dec 2025
Remittances 108.40 99.30 EUR Million Dec 2025


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
-1409.50 -1312.40 1018.90 -1409.50 1998 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
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
Bulgaria Current Account Deficit Widens
Bulgaria’s current deficit widened to EUR 1,064.6 million in October 2025 from EUR 753.6 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This was the largest deficit since September 2022, mainly due to a wider gap in the goods account (EUR -1,044.4 million vs EUR -739.0 million in October 2024). At the same time, the primary income deficit rose to EUR 753.1 million from EUR 730.5 million a year ago, and the secondary income surplus narrowed to EUR 67.5 million from EUR 78.0 million. On the other hand, the services surplus expanded to EUR 665.5 million from EUR 637.9 million.
2025-12-18