Bulgaria’s trade deficit widened to EUR 535.3 million from EUR 463.4 million a year earlier, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on Tuesday.
For January-August 2026, the trade deficit totalled EUR 7.1217 billion (5.7% of GDP), compared with EUR 5.253 billion (4.5% of GDP) in the same period of 2025.
Goods exports totalled EUR 4.0392 billion in August, increasing by EUR 713.3 million (21.4%) from EUR 3.3259 billion in August 2025. January-August exports amounted to EUR 30.7906 billion (24.7% of GDP), up by EUR 2.8286 billion (10.1%) from EUR 27.9619 billion (24.1% of GDP) a year earlier.
Goods imports totalled EUR 4.5745 billion in August, up by EUR 785.2 million (20.7%) from EUR 3.7893 billion in August 2025. January-August imports reached EUR 37.9123 billion (30.4% of GDP), increasing by EUR 4.6974 billion (14.1%) from EUR 33.2149 billion (28.6% of GDP) in the same period of 2025.
The services balance recorded a surplus of EUR 970.5 million in August, compared with EUR 1.1077 billion in August 2025. The January-August surplus was EUR 5.3514 billion (4.3% of GDP), against EUR 6.2553 billion (5.4% of GDP) a year earlier.
The combined current and capital account recorded a surplus of EUR 65.5 million in August, compared with EUR 350.1 million in August 2025. For January-August, it recorded a deficit of EUR 3.7135 billion (3% of projected GDP), compared with EUR 1.5528 billion (1.3% of GDP) in the same period of 2025.
The current account recorded a deficit of EUR 96 million in August, against a surplus of EUR 245.6 million in August 2025. The January-August deficit totalled EUR 5.5524 billion (4.5% of GDP), compared with EUR 2.2251 billion (1.9% of GDP) a year earlier.
The capital account recorded a surplus of EUR 161.4 million in August, compared with EUR 104.5 million in August 2025. Its January-August surplus was EUR 1.839 billion (1.5% of GDP), against EUR 672.3 million (0.6% of GDP) in the same period of 2025.
The financial account balance was negative at EUR 298 million in August, compared with a negative balance of EUR 235.9 million in August 2025. For January-August, it was negative at EUR 3.9782 billion (3.2% of GDP), compared with a negative balance of EUR 3.5504 billion (3.1% of GDP) a year earlier.
Preliminary data put foreign direct investment inflows into Bulgaria, measured under the directional principle, at EUR 369.8 million in August, compared with EUR 379.1 million in August 2025. January-August inflows totalled EUR 3.8287 billion, against EUR 1.9099 billion in the same period of 2025.
Outward direct investment totalled EUR 81.6 million in August, compared with EUR 26.7 million in August 2025. For January-August 2026, it amounted to EUR 303.5 million, against EUR 335 million a year earlier.
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