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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.9×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions51.4USD bn
Goods, both directions55.2USD 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.

SinceAustralia → KoreaKorea → Australiaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 34.7 / 20.502550Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 1.2 / 2.6035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 20.9 / 20.501325Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 1.7 / 4.50510Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 1.0×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Australia → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Australia to Korea, 12 months

Exports, 12 months34.7USD bnreported
1.58importer’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 Korea → Australia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Australia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months20.5USD bnreported
1.03importer’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.

Australia → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Australia on residents of Korea

Position1.2USD 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.

Korea → Australia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Australia

Position2.6USD bn
Flow in the quarter+0.1USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Australia → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Australia

Total20.9USD bn
Equity–
Debt securities–
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Australia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Australia held by investors in Korea

Total20.5USD bn
Equity9.0USD bn
Debt securities11.4USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Australia → Korea

2024

position of investors in Australia in Korea

Position1.7USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Korea → Australia

2024

position of investors in Korea in Australia

Position4.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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