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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade–positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions4.4USD 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.

SinceCanada → Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia → Canadaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnnot reported011Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ1 2023 · 0.1 / –000Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 1.1 / 0.7035Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.0 / 2.6035Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysnot reported0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 → Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Canada to Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia → Canada

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Saudi Arabia to Canada, 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.

Canada → Saudi Arabia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Canada on residents of Saudi Arabia

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.

Saudi Arabia → Canada

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Saudi Arabia 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 → Saudi Arabia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Saudi Arabia held by investors in Canada

Total1.1USD bn
Equity0.8USD bn
Debt securities0.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Saudi Arabia → Canada

Q4 2025

securities issued in Canada held by investors in Saudi Arabia

Total0.7USD bn
Equity0.4USD bn
Debt securities0.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Canada → Saudi Arabia

2024

position of investors in Canada in Saudi Arabia

Position0.0USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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

Saudi Arabia → Canada

2024

position of investors in Saudi Arabia in Canada

Position2.6USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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