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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

Goods, bank claims, portfolio holdings and direct investment between Argentina and Brazil, each channel at its own period. Left, Argentina to Brazil; right, Brazil to Argentina.

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.5×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions14.3USD bn
Goods, both directions30.2USD bn

Bank, and positions in both directions over goods trade in both directions; financial centres show very high ratios because they hold securities for others.

Positions at the periods above, goods in the 12-month window. Calculations: datasteg.

The pair through time

2006–Jul 2026

Each channel at its own period on one time axis: goods every month (12-month windows), bank claims every quarter, portfolio holdings every half year, direct investment every year, and below them the finance-to-trade ratio by quarter. Solid lines are reported flows, dashed stretches estimated; the band between a goods line and its other report is the mirror gap where both reports exist. A month with no goods line is one where the pair fell below trade-flow’s 1,500 largest flows.

SinceArgentina → BrazilBrazil → Argentinaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 13.7 / 16.501325Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · – / 0.2011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 0.5 / 1.1035Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · −1.2 / 13.701020Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 0.5×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Sources

The ratio starts in 2009, when the direct-investment survey begins: bank claims at the quarter, portfolio and direct investment at their latest period at or before it, goods in the 12 months to the quarter end. Calculations: datasteg global-network.

Goods Argentina → Brazil

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Argentina to Brazil, 12 months

Exports, 12 months13.7USD bnreported
–importer’s report ÷ exporter’s
Sources

Window Aug 2025–Jul 2026. Importer-reported where filed, partner-reported or estimated otherwise (tagged). Mirror ratio: the importer’s report over the exporter’s.

Goods Brazil → Argentina

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Brazil to Argentina, 12 months

Exports, 12 months16.5USD bnspliced
–importer’s report ÷ exporter’s
Sources

Window Aug 2025–Jul 2026. Importer-reported where filed, partner-reported or estimated otherwise (tagged). Mirror ratio: the importer’s report over the exporter’s.

Argentina → Brazil

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Argentina on residents of Brazil

Position–Not reported
Flow in the quarter–
Sources

Loans and deposits, all sectors and currencies, residence basis, Q2 2026. Flow as published by the BIS.

Brazil → Argentina

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Brazil on residents of Argentina

Position0.2USD bn
Flow in the quarter0.0USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

Loans and deposits, all sectors and currencies, residence basis, Q2 2026. Flow as published by the BIS.

Argentina → Brazil

Q4 2025

securities issued in Brazil held by investors in Argentina

Total0.5USD bn
Equity0.3USD bn
Debt securities0.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Brazil → Argentina

Q4 2025

securities issued in Argentina held by investors in Brazil

Total1.1USD bn
Equity0.2USD bn
Debt securities0.8USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Argentina → Brazil

2024

position of investors in Argentina in Brazil

Position−1.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

Investor to host, 2024; one report per pair, the host’s first.

Brazil → Argentina

2024

position of investors in Brazil in Argentina

Position13.7USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

Investor to host, 2024; one report per pair, the host’s first.