The deficit in trade of goods decreased to 29 billion euro, while the surplus in trade of services increased to 13.27 billion euro, BNR said in a monthly balance of payments report.
Primary income registered a deficit of 8.50 billion euro at the end of December, a slight decrease from an 8.51 billion euro shortfall recorded in 2022, while the secondary income surplus increased to 1.59 billion euro.
Details on Romania's current account balance follow (in millions of euro):
2023 | 2022 | |
Current account | -22,694 | -26,040 |
-goods balance | -29,057 | -32,047 |
-services balance | 13,277 | 13,073 |
-primary income | -8,504 | -8,513 |
-secondary income | 1,590 | 1,447 |
Source: BNR
($=0.927620 euro)