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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.6×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions7.0USD bn
Goods, both directions4.4USD 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.

SinceColombia → GermanyGermany → Colombiaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 1.8 / 2.6035Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnnot reported011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 0.8 / 4.3035Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · −0.0 / 1.9012Finance 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 Colombia → Germany

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Colombia to Germany, 12 months

Exports, 12 months1.8USD 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.

Goods Germany → Colombia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Germany to Colombia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months2.6USD 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.

Colombia → Germany

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Colombia on residents of Germany

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.

Germany → Colombia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Germany on residents of Colombia

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.

Colombia → Germany

Q4 2025

securities issued in Germany held by investors in Colombia

Total0.8USD bn
Equity0.6USD bn
Debt securities0.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Germany → Colombia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Colombia held by investors in Germany

Total4.3USD bn
Equity0.1USD bn
Debt securities4.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Colombia → Germany

2024

position of investors in Colombia in Germany

Position−0.0USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Germany → Colombia

2024

position of investors in Germany in Colombia

Position1.9USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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