The services segment registered a surplus of EUR190 million in January, higher by EUR54 million compared with the year-earlier period, while the current transfers surplus rose by EUR14 million to EUR565 million.
The trade deficit narrowed by EUR58 million year-on-year to EUR76 million in January, the data showed.
Foreign direct investments were estimated at EUR244 million in January, up 8% compared with the same month of 2012.
Romania’s total external debt reached EUR96.65 billion at the end of January, up from EUR96.44 billion in December 2013.
The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR78.35 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR18.29 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 a smaller imbalance of the trade deficit.