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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade2.3×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions61.4USD bn
Goods, both directions27.2USD 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 → NorwayNorway → Germanyother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 12.7 / 14.5050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnnot reported011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 47.8 / 94.2050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 5.5 / 8.10510Finance 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 → Norway

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Germany to Norway, 12 months

Exports, 12 months12.7USD bnreported
1.00importer’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 Norway → Germany

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Norway to Germany, 12 months

Exports, 12 months14.5USD bnreported
0.46importer’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 → Norway

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Germany on residents of Norway

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.

Norway → Germany

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Norway 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 → Norway

Q4 2025

securities issued in Norway held by investors in Germany

Total47.8USD bn
Equity6.7USD bn
Debt securities41.1USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Norway → Germany

Q4 2025

securities issued in Germany held by investors in Norway

Total–Not reported
Equity–
Debt securities–
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Germany → Norway

2024

position of investors in Germany in Norway

Position5.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Norway → Germany

2024

position of investors in Norway in Germany

Position8.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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