Euro area monthly balance of payments: January 2026
Current account recorded €38 billion surplus in January 2026, up from €13 billion in previous month
Published on 20th of March 2026
Current account surplus amounted to €261 billion (1.6% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to January 2026, down from €377 billion (2.5%) one year earlier
In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €786 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €914 billion in the 12 months to January 2026
