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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade2.6×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions23.3USD bn
Goods, both directions9.1USD 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.

SinceBrazil → KoreaKorea → Brazilother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 7.4 / 9.101020Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.0 / 1.7035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 6.0 / 11.101020Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · −0.1 / 4.60510Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 2.6×0.0×2.5×5.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Brazil → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Brazil to Korea, 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 Korea → Brazil

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Brazil, 12 months

Exports, 12 months9.1USD bnreported
1.06importer’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.

Brazil → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Brazil on residents of Korea

Position0.0USD 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 → Brazil

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Brazil

Position1.7USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.2USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Brazil → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Brazil

Total6.0USD bn
Equity0.0USD bn
Debt securities6.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Brazil

Q4 2025

securities issued in Brazil held by investors in Korea

Total11.1USD bn
Equity2.5USD bn
Debt securities8.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Brazil → Korea

2024

position of investors in Brazil in Korea

Position−0.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Korea → Brazil

2024

position of investors in Korea in Brazil

Position4.6USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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