PRESS RELEASE 20 March 2020 - Euro area monthly balance of payments: January 2020
In January 2020 the current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €35 billion, compared with a surplus of €33 billion in December 2019.
In the 12-month period to January 2020, the current account recorded a surplus of €364 billion (3.1% of euro area GDP), compared with a surplus of €359 billion (also 3.1% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to January 2019.