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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade39×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions411USD bn
Goods, both directions10.5USD 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.

SinceAustralia → UKUK → Australiaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 10.5 / 5.801020Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 49.2 / 60.3050100Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 90.0 / 89.9050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 24.5 / 97.20100200Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 32×0.0×50×100×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Australia → UK

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Australia to UK, 12 months

Exports, 12 months10.5USD bnreported
1.09importer’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 UK → Australia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of UK to Australia, 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.

Australia → UK

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Australia on residents of UK

Position49.2USD 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.

UK → Australia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in UK on residents of Australia

Position60.3USD bn
Flow in the quarter−6.8USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Australia → UK

Q4 2025

securities issued in UK held by investors in Australia

Total90.0USD bn
Equity63.1USD bn
Debt securities26.8USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

UK → Australia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Australia held by investors in UK

Total89.9USD bn
Equity47.7USD bn
Debt securities42.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Australia → UK

2024

position of investors in Australia in UK

Position24.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

UK → Australia

2024

position of investors in UK in Australia

Position97.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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