Euro Area Current Account

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

13.2

Units In

EUR Billion

50.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 16, 2025

Time to Release

24 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
52.4 Jun 2024	-33.54 Jan 2008	10.05 EUR Billion	1999-2025	European Central Bank

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Latest Updates

The current account surplus in the Euro Area narrowed to €13.2 billion in January 2025 from €26.5 billion a year earlier. The goods surplus fell to €15.4 billion from €27.2 billion, and the secondary income gap widened to €15.6 billion from €12.6 billion. Meanwhile, the services surplus increased to €7.9 billion from €7.5 billion, and the primary income surplus went up to €5.5 billion from €4.3 billion. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the current account surplus fell to €35.4 billion in January from €38.4 billion in the previous month.