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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade2.5×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions57.9USD bn
Goods, both directions22.8USD 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 → KoreaKorea → Canadaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 9.2 / 13.601020Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.2 / 1.4035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 23.6 / 21.601325Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 3.2 / 7.90510Finance 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 Canada → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Canada to Korea, 12 months

Exports, 12 months9.2USD bnreported ≠ the two reports of this flow diverge from their usual ratio ()
1.63importer’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 Korea → Canada

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Canada, 12 months

Exports, 12 months13.6USD bnreported
1.16importer’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 → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Canada on residents of Korea

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.

Korea → Canada

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Canada

Position1.4USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.7USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Canada → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Canada

Total23.6USD bn
Equity22.3USD bn
Debt securities1.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Canada

Q4 2025

securities issued in Canada held by investors in Korea

Total21.6USD bn
Equity13.5USD bn
Debt securities8.1USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Canada → Korea

2024

position of investors in Canada in Korea

Position3.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Korea → Canada

2024

position of investors in Korea in Canada

Position7.9USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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