In the first quarter of 2012, the country ran a deficit of EUR796 million.
The services segment registered a surplus of EUR153 million in the first three month of 2013, compared with a deficit of EUR79 million in the same period of last year.
The income balance posted a deficit of EUR321 million in the first quarter, narrower from a gap of EUR668 million in the year-earlier period, while the trade deficit narrowed by EUR640 million year-on-year, the data showed.
The current transfer surplus narrowed to EUR789 million, from EUR1.14 billion in the first quarter of 2012.
Foreign direct investments were estimated at EUR211 million in the January-March period, down from EUR360 million in the corresponding months of 2012.
Romania’s total external debt reached EUR101.08 billion at the end of March, up from EUR98.97 billion in December 2012.
The medium and long-term debt stood at EUR80.8 billion, while the short-term debt was EUR20.3 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.