However, the surplus narrowed from EUR465 million in January.
In January-February 2012, the country run a current account gap of EUR657 million.
The services segment registered a surplus of EUR152 million in the first two months of 2013, compared with a deficit of EUR116 million in the same period of last year.
The income balance posted a deficit of EUR210 million in January to February, narrower from a gap of EUR274 million in the year-earlier interval, while the trade deficit narrowed by EUR465 million year-on-year, the data showed.
The current transfer surplus was by EUR187 million higher on the year, primarily on account of general government net transfers, the central bank said.
Foreign direct investments were estimated at EUR163 million in January-February 2013, down from EUR192 million in the similar period of 2012.
Romania’s total external debt reached EUR100.3 billion at the end of February, up from EUR99 billion in December 2012.
The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR80.7 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR19.6 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.