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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.9×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions6.3USD bn
Goods, both directions7.3USD 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.

SinceBelgium → NorwayNorway → Belgiumother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 1.4 / 7.301325Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.4 / –01020Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 4.5 / 9.80510Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 1.5 / −0.101020Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 2.3×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Belgium → Norway

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Belgium to Norway, 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 Norway → Belgium

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Norway to Belgium, 12 months

Exports, 12 months7.3USD 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.

Belgium → Norway

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Belgium on residents of Norway

Position0.4USD 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.

Norway → Belgium

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Norway on residents of Belgium

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.

Belgium → Norway

Q4 2025

securities issued in Norway held by investors in Belgium

Total4.5USD bn
Equity0.7USD bn
Debt securities3.8USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Norway → Belgium

Q4 2025

securities issued in Belgium held by investors in Norway

Total–Not reported
Equity–
Debt securities–
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Belgium → Norway

2024

position of investors in Belgium in Norway

Position1.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Norway → Belgium

2024

position of investors in Norway in Belgium

Position−0.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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