Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s trade deficit rose to EUR 657.5 million in February, up 76.9% from EUR 371.7 million a year earlier, the latest Bulgarian National Bank data showed on Friday. The figures were published on the central bank’s website.
In the first two months of the year, Bulgaria’s trade deficit widened to EUR 1.5796 billion, or 1.3% of GDP, from EUR 1.2409 billion, or 1.1% of GDP, in the same period of 2025.
The data showed Bulgarian goods exports totalled EUR 3.5509 billion in February, up EUR 64.1 million, or 1.8%, year on year from EUR 3.4868 billion. In January and February combined, exports stood at EUR 6.8138 billion, equivalent to 5.5% of GDP, up EUR 8.1 million, or 0.1%, from EUR 6.8058 billion, or 5.9% of GDP, a year earlier.
Goods imports totalled EUR 4.2084 billion in February, up EUR 349.9 million, or 9.1%, from EUR 3.8585 billion in February 2025. In the first two months of the year, imports reached EUR 8.3934 billion, or 6.8% of GDP, up EUR 346.8 million, or 4.3%, from EUR 8.0467 billion, or 6.9% of GDP, in the same period of 2025.
The services balance remained in surplus at EUR 594.3 million, compared with a surplus of EUR 585.6 million in February 2025. In January and February, the surplus totalled EUR 1.2051 billion, or 1% of GDP, versus EUR 1.188 billion, or 1% of GDP, a year earlier.
The current and capital account posted a surplus of EUR 177.1 million in February, compared with a deficit of EUR 26.2 million in February 2025. In the first two months of the year, it recorded a deficit of EUR 359.2 million, or 0.3% of projected GDP, compared with a surplus of EUR 199.7 million, or 0.2% of GDP, in January and February 2025.
The capital account alone recorded a surplus of EUR 347.1 million in February, compared with a surplus of EUR 51.3 million a year earlier. In January and February, the surplus widened to EUR 577.8 million, or 0.5% of GDP, from EUR 306.4 million, or 0.3% of GDP, in the same period last year.
The financial account posted a negative balance of EUR 1.3757 billion in February, compared with a negative balance of EUR 379.5 million in February 2025. In the first two months of the year, it recorded a negative balance of EUR 431.1 million, or 0.3% of GDP, versus a negative balance of EUR 42.6 million, or 0.04% of GDP, in the same period of 2025.
Preliminary data showed foreign direct investment in Bulgaria, calculated under the asset/liability principle, rose by EUR 540.5 million in February, compared with an increase of EUR 184 million in February 2025. In January and February, FDI increased by EUR 809.1 million, versus a rise of EUR 431.7 million in the same period a year earlier.
Direct investment abroad rose by EUR 25.3 million in February, compared with a decline of EUR 42.8 million in the same month last year. In the first two months of the year, it increased by EUR 38.8 million, compared with a rise of EUR 57.3 million in the same period of 2025. Central Bank Data Show Bulgaria’s Trade Deficit Jumps in February 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-17 10:25:30 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law