In January-May last year, the country ran a current account surplus of EUR191 million.
The income deficit widened to EUR2.28 billion in the first five months of 2014, from a gap of EUR1.28 billion in the year-ago period, the data showed.
The trade balance posted a surplus of EUR205 million, versus a gap of EUR186 million in the corresponding period of 2013, while the current transfers surplus rose EUR69 million to EUR1.73 billion.
Foreign direct investments increased 13.9% on the year to EUR1.09 billion.
Romania’s total external debt was EUR94.06 billion at the end of May, down from EUR96.06 billion in December last year. The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR76.11 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR17.95 billion.
Romania’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to EUR1.5 billion in 2013, from a gap of EUR5.84 billion a year earlier, largely due to the declining trade deficit.