Italy Current Account Surplus Widens Sharply in February

Italy recorded a current account surplus of EUR 3.6 billion in February 2026, expanding sharply from EUR 1.1 billion in the same month a year earlier. This was the largest surplus since July 2025, driven by a wider goods surplus (EUR 4.9 billion vs EUR 4.5 billion in February 2025) and a sharp increase in the primary income surplus (EUR 1.1 billion vs EUR 0.2 billion). Additionally, the services deficit shrank to EUR 0.6 billion from EUR 1.6 billion last year, and the secondary income gap also edged down to EUR 1.8 billion from EUR 1.9 billion.

Italy's current account deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.8 billion in January 2026, from EUR 4.2 billion in the same month of the previous year. The goods account surplus widened significantly to EUR 1.2 billion from EUR 0.2 billion in January 2025, while the services deficit marginally decreased to EUR 0.9 billion from EUR 1.1 billion. Additionally, the primary income surplus slightly rose to EUR 0.5 billion in January 2026 from EUR 0.1 billion a year earlier, and the secondary income deficit fell to EUR 2.6 billion from EUR 3.4 billion.

Italy posted a current account surplus of €3.1 billion in December 2025, expanding from a €2.5 billion surplus in the corresponding month of the previous year. The goods account surplus increased to €6.0 billion from €5.3 billion last year, and the primary income surplus rose to €1.5 billion from €0.8 billion. These improvements more than offset wider deficits in services (€-2.0 billion vs €-1.3 billion in December 2025) and secondary income (€-2.5 billion vs €-2.3 billion). For the full year of 2025, Italy’s current account surplus widened to €27.4 billion from €23.8 billion in 2024.