The smaller imbalance was due to a narrower trade deficit, which shrank by EUR3.06 billion year-on-year, as well as to a EUR1.5 billion surplus in the services segment.
The income deficit widened to EUR2.77 billion at the end of September, from EUR2.45 billion in the year-earlier period, the data showed.
Foreign direct investments reached EUR1.5 billion in the January-September period, down 9% on the year.
Romania’s total external debt was EUR98.52 billion at the end of September, down from EUR98.7 billion in December 2012. The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR79.14 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR19.38 billion.
Romania’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR5.04 billion in 2012, from a gap of EUR5.94 billion a year earlier, largely due to reduced income and trade deficits.