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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade–positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions0.0USD bn
Goods, both directions–Below the backbone of 1,500 flows

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 → South AfricaSouth Africa → Argentinaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnnot reported011Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2013 · – / 0.0011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 0.0 / 0.0011Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.0 / 0.0001Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysnot reported0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 → South Africa

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Argentina to South Africa, 12 months

Exports, 12 months–Below the backbone of 1,500 flows
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 South Africa → Argentina

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of South Africa to Argentina, 12 months

Exports, 12 months–Below the backbone of 1,500 flows
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 → South Africa

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Argentina on residents of South Africa

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.

South Africa → Argentina

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in South Africa on residents of Argentina

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.

Argentina → South Africa

Q4 2025

securities issued in South Africa held by investors in Argentina

Total0.0USD bn
Equity0.0USD bn
Debt securities0.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

South Africa → Argentina

Q4 2025

securities issued in Argentina held by investors in South Africa

Total0.0USD bn
Equity0.0USD bn
Debt securities0.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Argentina → South Africa

2024

position of investors in Argentina in South Africa

Position0.0USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

South Africa → Argentina

2024

position of investors in South Africa in Argentina

Position0.0USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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