2006. godine, deficit po tekućem računu je generalno porastao u cijelom regionu i dostigao "vrlo zabrinjavajuće" nivoe u nekim od zemalja, poput Bugarske, gdje je on procijenjen na 14,1% od BDP-a.
In 2006, current account deficits generally increased across the region, reaching "very worrisome" levels in some of the countries, such as Bulgaria, where it was an estimated 14.1% of GDP.