October 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's current account was in surplus of 280.5 million euro ($326.6 million) in the eight months through August, compared to a surplus of 800.9 million euro in the same period of last year, the central bank said.
The current account surplus for the first eight months of 2021 was equivalent to 0.4% of the gross domestic product (GDP) projected for the year, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said in a statement on Tuesday, citing preliminary data.
The surplus in the comparable period in 2020 was equivalent to 1.3% of last year's estimated GDP.
Details follow (in mln euro):
|
Jan-Aug 2021 |
Jan-Aug 2020 |
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
280.5 |
800.9 |
-goods and services (net) |
1,212.7 |
1,327.6 |
--goods |
-1,723.9 |
-830.4 |
--services |
2,936.6 |
2,158 |
-primary income |
-1,602.4 |
-1,461.5 |
-secondary income |
670.2 |
934.8 |
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
703.7 |
667.7 |
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
3,390.7 |
2,264.2 |
source: BNB