Bélgica - Balança Corrente

Belgium’s current account gap rose sharply to EUR 1,923 million in the second quarter of 2019 from EUR 789 million in the same period a year earlier. The services deficit widened to EUR 768 million from EUR 299 million in Q2 2018 and the secondary income shortfall increased to EUR 1,700 million from EUR 1,562 million. Also, the goods surplus narrowed to EUR 54 million from EUR 963 million in the corresponding period a year ago while the primary income surplus advanced to EUR 491 million from EUR 110 million.

Belgium’s current account surplus widened by 125.1 percent to EUR 869 million in the first quarter of 2019 from EUR 386 million in the corresponding period of the previous year, as the services account recorded a surplus of EUR 280 million compared to a EUR 625 million deficit a year earlier while the secondary income shortfall decreased to EUR 1,936 million from EUR 2,104 million. Meanwhile, the goods account surplus went down slightly to EUR 890 million from EUR 896 million while the primary income surplus narrowed to EUR 1,633 million from EUR 2,220 million.

Belgium recorded a current account gap of EUR 3,783 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, swinging from a EUR 149 million surplus in the corresponding month of the previous year. The goods account shortfall widened to EUR 589 million from EUR 23 million a year earlier and the services account recorded a EUR 2,005 million deficit swinging from a EUR 1,700 million surplus while the secondary income gap increased to EUR 1,870 million from EUR 1,698 million. On the other hand, the primary income surplus rose to EUR 682 million from EUR 171 million. Considering full 2018, Belgium posted a current account deficit of EUR 5,934 million, compared with a EUR 3,192 million surplus in 2017.