Current account balance, quarterly in Bulgaria

The current account balance of Bulgaria was -8.2% of GDP in Q2 2026.

Measure: Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) Unit: % of GDP Data: Q1 1998 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
Bulgaria, Q2 2026 -8.2% % of GDP
Change from Q1 2026 +1.6percentage points Q1 2026: -9.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 -0.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 32nd of 35 See the full ranking

Current account balance, quarterly in Bulgaria over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) (% of GDP), Q1 2017 to Q2 2026
Period Bulgaria
Q2 2026 -8.2%
Q1 2026 -9.8%
Q4 2025 -11.3%
Q3 2025 -3.5%
Q2 2025 -2.5%
Q1 2025 -6.4%
Q4 2024 -5.6%
Q3 2024 4.9%
Q2 2024 -1.7%
Q1 2024 -0.1%
Q4 2023 -0.9%
Q3 2023 -0.3%
Q2 2023 1.3%
Q1 2023 -4.0%
Q4 2022 -3.4%
Q3 2022 -0.5%
Q2 2022 1.8%
Q1 2022 -3.3%
Q4 2021 -3.3%
Q3 2021 3.1%
Q2 2021 0.7%
Q1 2021 0.6%
Q4 2020 -2.6%
Q3 2020 2.0%
Q2 2020 3.4%
Q1 2020 4.5%
Q4 2019 -2.4%
Q3 2019 9.3%
Q2 2019 0.3%
Q1 2019 -1.2%
Q4 2018 -3.2%
Q3 2018 11.0%
Q2 2018 -1.6%
Q1 2018 -5.5%
Q4 2017 -5.0%
Q3 2017 14.6%
Q2 2017 2.3%
Q1 2017 0.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from -9.8% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was -0.9%, the figure has changed by −7.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for Q2 2026, Bulgaria has the 32nd highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
bop_gdp6_q · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q bop_item=CA stk_flow=BAL partner=WRL_REST unit=PC_GDP s_adj=NSA
Observation period
Q1 1998 to Q2 2026 for Bulgaria
Provider update
29 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat