The euro area recorded a current account surplus of €36 billion in June 2025, up from €32 billion in May, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said. Surpluses in goods (€23 billion), services (€16 billion) and primary income (€14 billion) offset a €17 billion deficit in secondary income. Over the 12 months to June 2025, the current account surplus fell to €318 billion, or 2.0 per cent of GDP, from €386 billion (2.6 per cent) a year earlier, largely due to a shift in primary income from a €43 billion surplus to a €7 billion deficit and a wider secondary income gap. In direct investment, euro area residents made net investments of €261 billion in non-euro area assets, compared with net disinvestments of €230 billion a year earlier. Non-residents invested €184 billion in euro area assets, against net disinvestments of €374 billion in the previous year.
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama
