In January 2012, the country ran a deficit of EUR25 million.
The services segment registered a surplus of EUR125 million in the first month of 2013, compared with a deficit of EUR105 million in the same month of last year.
The income balance posted a deficit of EUR80 million in January, narrower from a gap of EUR111 million in the year-earlier month, while the trade deficit narrowed by EUR163 million year-on-year, the data showed.
The current transfer surplus was by EUR66 million higher on the year.
Foreign direct investments were estimated at EUR103 million in January, up from EUR18 million in the corresponding month of 2012.
Romania’s total external debt reached EUR99.82 billion at the end of January, up from EUR98.2 billion in December 2012.
The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR80.09 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR19.72 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.