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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade6.1×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions489USD bn
Goods, both directions80.7USD 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 → United StatesUnited States → Brazilother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 35.6 / 45.1050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 7.9 / 80.00100200Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 33.5 / 2030125250Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 7.4 / 1570100200Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 6.0×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Brazil → United States

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Brazil to United States, 12 months

Exports, 12 months35.6USD bnreported
1.02importer’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 United States → Brazil

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of United States to Brazil, 12 months

Exports, 12 months45.1USD bnreported
0.81importer’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 → United States

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Brazil on residents of United States

Position7.9USD bn
Flow in the quarter+1.1USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

United States → Brazil

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in United States on residents of Brazil

Position80.0USD bn
Flow in the quarter−2.2USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Brazil → United States

Q4 2025

securities issued in United States held by investors in Brazil

Total33.5USD bn
Equity29.9USD bn
Debt securities3.6USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

United States → Brazil

Q4 2025

securities issued in Brazil held by investors in United States

Total203USD bn
Equity155USD bn
Debt securities48.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Brazil → United States

2024

position of investors in Brazil in United States

Position7.4USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

United States → Brazil

2024

position of investors in United States in Brazil

Position157USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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