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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade–positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions40.7USD 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.

SinceFrance → Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia → Franceother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnApr 2026 · 7.1 / 6.00510Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 5.8 / –02550Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 1.3 / 29.902550Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 3.3 / 0.401020Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ1 2026 · 5.7×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 France → Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of France 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 → France

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Saudi Arabia to France, 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.

France → Saudi Arabia

Q2 2026

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

Position5.8USD bn
Flow in the quarter+0.4USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Saudi Arabia → France

Q2 2026

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

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.

France → Saudi Arabia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Saudi Arabia held by investors in France

Total1.3USD bn
Equity0.6USD bn
Debt securities0.7USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Saudi Arabia → France

Q4 2025

securities issued in France held by investors in Saudi Arabia

Total29.9USD bn
Equity27.2USD bn
Debt securities2.7USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

France → Saudi Arabia

2024

position of investors in France in Saudi Arabia

Position3.3USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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

Saudi Arabia → France

2024

position of investors in Saudi Arabia in France

Position0.4USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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