Zypern - leistungsbilanz

The current account deficit in Cyprus rose to EUR 203.6 million in the second quarter of 2019 from EUR 88.4 million in the same period a year earlier. The goods gap widened to EUR 1,316 million from EUR 1,164 million a year ago and the services surplus narrowed to EUR 1,416 million from EUR 1,433 million. On the other hand, the primary income shortfall fell to EUR 229 million from EUR 250 million and the secondary income deficit declined to EUR 75 million from EUR 108 million.

The current account deficit in Cyprus widened to EUR 591 million in the first quarter of 2019 from EUR 149 million in the same period last year, as the goods deficit increased to EUR 879 million from EUR 462 million while the services surplus declined to EUR 404 million from EUR 573 million. On the other hand, the primary income gap shrank to EUR 55 million from EUR 153 million a year ago and the secondary income deficit dropped to EUR 61 million from EUR 106 million.

The current account deficit in Cyprus widened to EUR 1,229.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 from EUR 1,196.2 million in the same period last year, as the secondary income gap increased to EUR 122.7 million from EUR 106.6 million while the services surplus declined sharply to EUR 775.8 million from EUR 1,019.7 million. On the other hand, the goods deficit shrank to EUR 1,725.8 million from EUR 1,935.6 million a year ago and the primary income gap fell to EUR 157 million from EUR 173.7 million. Considering 2018 full year, the current account deficit narrowed to EUR 1.46 billion from EUR 1.64 billion in 2017.