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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade4.0×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions411USD bn
Goods, both directions103USD 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.

SinceSpain → GermanyGermany → Spainother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 45.6 / 57.3050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 69.9 / –050100Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 70.1 / 1600250500Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 23.1 / 87.8050100Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 4.0×0.0×2.5×5.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Spain → Germany

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Spain to Germany, 12 months

Exports, 12 months45.6USD 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 → Spain

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Germany to Spain, 12 months

Exports, 12 months57.3USD 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.

Spain → Germany

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Spain on residents of Germany

Position69.9USD bn
Flow in the quarter−2.0USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Germany → Spain

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Germany on residents of Spain

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.

Spain → Germany

Q4 2025

securities issued in Germany held by investors in Spain

Total70.1USD bn
Equity22.8USD bn
Debt securities47.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Germany → Spain

Q4 2025

securities issued in Spain held by investors in Germany

Total160USD bn
Equity43.7USD bn
Debt securities116USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Spain → Germany

2024

position of investors in Spain in Germany

Position23.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Germany → Spain

2024

position of investors in Germany in Spain

Position87.8USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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