Bulgaria’s current account deficit widened sharply to EUR 597.8 million in May 2026 from EUR 88.2 million in the corresponding month of the previous year.
The goods account deficit increased to EUR 782.6 million from EUR 419.2 million, while the services account surplus narrowed to EUR 556.9 million from EUR 634.1 million, mainly due to weaker manufacturing services, which stagnated (vs EUR 10.4 million), and transportation services (EUR 190.5 million vs EUR 201.2 million).
Meanwhile, the primary income deficit widened slightly to EUR 480.1 million from EUR 479.4 million a year earlier.
The secondary income surplus also declined by EUR 68.3 million to EUR 108 million.