October’25 current account was negative at EUR 1.1bn, compared to EUR 0.8bn deficit in October’24. As a result, the YtD negative balance amounted to EUR 4.1bn (3.6% of GDPe), compared with a deficit of EUR 0.4bn a year ago. Total exports (31.6% of GDPe) for the Jan-Oct period decreased by 3.6% YoY to EUR 35.5bn, while imports during the same period (37.9% of GDPe) increased by 5.5% YoY to EUR 42.5bn. The result was EUR 7.1bn (6.3% of GDPe) trade deficit, compared to EUR 3.5bn a year ago. Meanwhile, the services balance recorded a surplus of EUR 7.2bn, registering a 3% increase compared to a year ago. October’25 capital account closed at a EUR 89.5m surplus, while the financial account recorded EUR 1.2bn inflow. October FDI in the country registered EUR 448.5m inflow, which brought the FDI inflow since the beginning of the year to EUR 2.6bn. *exp. 2025 GDP of EUR 112.3bn and 2024 GDP of EUR 104.8bn.