September 17 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's current account was in deficit of 43.5 million euro ($51.3 million) in the seven months through July, compared to a surplus of 734.1 million euro in the same period of last year, the central bank said on Friday.
The current account deficit in the January-July period was equivalent to 0.1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) projected for 2021, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said in a statement.
The surplus in the comparable period in 2020 was equivalent to 1.2% of last year's GDP.
Details follow (in mln euro):
|
Jan-July 2021 |
Jan-July 2020 |
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-43.5 |
734.1 |
- goods and services (net) |
896.1 |
1,126.9 |
--goods |
-1,415.2 |
-669.7 |
--services |
2,311.3 |
1,796.6 |
-primary income |
-1,556.6 |
-1,238.7 |
-secondary income |
617.0 |
846.0 |
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
595.8 |
592.1 |
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
2,285.4 |
1,689.3 |
source: BNB