Romania Current Account Deficit Narrows in April

2026-06-15 10:35 By Mariene Camarillo 1 min. read

Romania’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR 2,684 million in April 2026 from EUR 2,947 million in the corresponding month of the previous year.

This marked the largest shortfall in four months, as the goods account deficit decreased to EUR 2,755 million from EUR 2,763 million, while the services account surplus expanded to EUR 1,170 million from EUR 995 million.

Additionally, the primary account shortfall shrank to EUR 951 million from EUR 1,040 million.

On the other hand, the secondary income deficit widened to EUR 148 million from EUR 140 million.

Over the first four months of the year, Romania’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR 7,981 million, compared to a deficit of EUR 9,101 million in the same period a year earlier.



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