site.btaBulgaria Runs EUR 447 Mln Trade Balance Deficit for August 2025 - Central Bank

Bulgaria's balance of payments on goods recorded a deficit of EUR 447 million in August 2025, compared with a negative balance of EUR 184.5 million in August 2024, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) reported on Thursday.

In January - August 2025, the balance on goods was negative, amounting to EUR 4,985.9 million (4.4% of GDP), compared with a deficit of EUR 2,394.7 million (2.3% of GDP) in January - August 2024.

Exports of goods amounted to EUR 3,326.8 million in August 2025, dropping by EUR 336.3 million (9.2%), year on year. In January - August 2025, exports of goods totalled EUR 27,748 million (24.7% of GDP), dropping by EUR 1,534.7 million (5.2%) year-on-year (from EUR 29,282.7 million or 28.2% of GDP).

Imports of goods amounted to EUR 3,773.8 million in August 2025, decreasing by EUR 73.9 million (1.9%) from August 2024 (EUR 3,847.7 million). In January - August 2025, imports of goods totalled EUR 32,733.9 million (29.2% of GDP), growing by EUR 1,056.5 million (3.3%) from the like period of 2024 (EUR 31,677.4 million or 30.5% of GDP). In January - August 2024, imports grew by 1.2%, year-on-year.

Services recorded a positive balance of EUR 1,066.7 million in August 2025, compared with a surplus of EUR 1,025.3 million in August 2024. In January - August 2025 services recorded a surplus of EUR 5,725.8 million (5.1% of GDP), compared with a positive balance of EUR 5,414.5 million (5.2% of GDP) in the same period of 2024. 

Bulgaria's current and capital account recorded a positive balance of EUR 420.1 million in August 2025, compared with a surplus of EUR 801.6 million in August 2024. In January - August 2025, the current and capital account was negative, amounting to EUR 1,419.7 million (1.3% of GDP2), compared with a positive balance of EUR 1,501.1 million (1.4% of GDP) in January - August 2024.

The current account was positive, amounting to EUR 301.6 million in August 2025, compared with a positive balance of EUR 692.3 million in August 2024. In January - August 2025 the current account was negative and amounted to EUR 2,105.1 million (1.9% of GDP), compared with a surplus of EUR 259.2 million (0.2% of GDP) in January - August 2024.

The capital account recorded a positive balance of EUR 118.6 million, compared with a surplus of EUR 109.3 million in August 2024. In January - August 2025, the capital account recorded a positive balance of EUR 685.4 million (0.6% of GDP), compared with a positive balance of EUR 1,241.9 million (1.2% of GDP) in January - August 2024.

The financial account for August 2025 recorded a negative balance of EUR 36.8 million, compared with a positive balance of EUR 436.3 million in August 2024. In January - August 2025, the financial account recorded a net outflow of EUR 2,428.9 million (2.2% of GDP), compared with an inflow of EUR 549.2 million (0.5% of GDP) in January - August 2024.