摘要：Trinidad and Tobago’s balance of payments surplus
more than doubled to $1,893 million (13.2 percent of
GDP) in 2005, on the strength of high oil prices and the
robust performance of the energy sector. This brought
the year-end level of gross official reserves, net of
balances in the Revenue Stabilization Fund (RSF) to
$4.0 billion, equivalent to 7.9 months of prospective
imports of goods and non-factor services. The surplus
on the external current account increased significantly
reflecting net earnings on the merchandise account
of over $2.5 billion. In contrast, the capital account
recorded a deficit as outflows linked to regional
bond issues reached an estimated $0.2 billion and
investments abroad by domestic firms increased.
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