The 2012 figure was revised up from a gap of EUR5.04 billion previously estimated.
The trade deficit shrank to EUR3.42 billion in 2013, from around EUR7.4 billion a year earlier, but the income deficit widened by some EUR1 billion, the data showed.
On the other hand, the services surplus widened to EUR2.59 billion at the end of 2013, from EUR1.13 billion in the previous year, while the current transfer surplus increased by EUR287 million.
Foreign direct investments rose 26.8% on the year to EUR2.38 billion in 2013.
Romania’s total external debt reached EUR96.4 billion at the end of December, down from EUR99.7 billion in December 2012.
The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR76.9 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR19.5 billion.