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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.8×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions95.9USD bn
Goods, both directions123USD 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.

SinceCanada → ChinaChina → Canadaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 58.8 / 63.9050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ4 2024 · 14.9 / –01325Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 48.8 / 14.6050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 11.1 / 21.401325Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ4 2024 · 0.8×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Canada → China

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Canada to China, 12 months

Exports, 12 months58.8USD 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.

Goods China → Canada

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of China to Canada, 12 months

Exports, 12 months63.9USD bnreported
–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.

Canada → China

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Canada on residents of China

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.

China → Canada

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in China on residents of Canada

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.

Canada → China

Q4 2025

securities issued in China held by investors in Canada

Total48.8USD bn
Equity46.3USD bn
Debt securities2.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

China → Canada

Q4 2025

securities issued in Canada held by investors in China

Total14.6USD bn
Equity5.8USD bn
Debt securities8.8USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Canada → China

2024

position of investors in Canada in China

Position11.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

China → Canada

2024

position of investors in China in Canada

Position21.4USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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