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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.2×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions46.3USD bn
Goods, both directions39.3USD 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.

SinceGermany → IndiaIndia → Germanyother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 21.2 / 18.101325Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnnot reported011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 15.7 / 1.101020Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 29.1 / 0.402550Finance 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 Germany → India

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Germany to India, 12 months

Exports, 12 months21.2USD bnreported
1.06importer’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 India → Germany

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of India to Germany, 12 months

Exports, 12 months18.1USD bnreported
1.51importer’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.

Germany → India

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Germany on residents of India

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.

India → Germany

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in India 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 → India

Q4 2025

securities issued in India held by investors in Germany

Total15.7USD bn
Equity9.3USD bn
Debt securities6.4USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

India → Germany

Q4 2025

securities issued in Germany held by investors in India

Total1.1USD bn
Equity0.0USD bn
Debt securities1.1USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Germany → India

2024

position of investors in Germany in India

Position29.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

India → Germany

2024

position of investors in India in Germany

Position0.4USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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