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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade–positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions119USD 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.

SinceBrazil → UKUK → Brazilother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnMay 2014 · 4.5 / 3.30510Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.2 / 35.902550Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 1.2 / 53.00100200Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.6 / 28.202550Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2014 · 29×0.0×25×50×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Brazil → UK

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Brazil to UK, 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 UK → Brazil

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of UK to Brazil, 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.

Brazil → UK

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Brazil on residents of UK

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.

UK → Brazil

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in UK on residents of Brazil

Position35.9USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.5USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Brazil → UK

Q4 2025

securities issued in UK held by investors in Brazil

Total1.2USD bn
Equity1.1USD bn
Debt securities0.1USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

UK → Brazil

Q4 2025

securities issued in Brazil held by investors in UK

Total53.0USD bn
Equity17.6USD bn
Debt securities35.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Brazil → UK

2024

position of investors in Brazil in UK

Position0.6USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

UK → Brazil

2024

position of investors in UK in Brazil

Position28.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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