Euro area monthly balance of payments: May 2026

Current account recorded €25 billion surplus in May 2026, up from €17 billion in previous month

Published on 17th of July 2026

- Current account surplus amounted to €272 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to May 2026, down from €318 billion (2.0%) one year earlier
- In financial account, euro area residents' net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €889 billion and non-residents' net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €1,005 billion in the 12 months to May 2026

Updated on the 17th of July 2026