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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade7.6×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions19.1USD bn
Goods, both directions2.5USD 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.

SinceUK → GreeceGreece → UKother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 1.6 / 2.5035Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 4.5 / 2.1050100Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 3.2 / 6.4050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 2.5 / 0.4035Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 7.9×0.0×50×100×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 UK → Greece

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of UK to Greece, 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 Greece → UK

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Greece to UK, 12 months

Exports, 12 months2.5USD bnreported
0.92importer’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.

UK → Greece

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in UK on residents of Greece

Position4.5USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.3USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Greece → UK

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Greece on residents of UK

Position2.1USD bn
Flow in the quarter+0.1USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

UK → Greece

Q4 2025

securities issued in Greece held by investors in UK

Total3.2USD bn
Equity3.6USD bn
Debt securities−0.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Greece → UK

Q4 2025

securities issued in UK held by investors in Greece

Total6.4USD bn
Equity2.8USD bn
Debt securities3.6USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

UK → Greece

2024

position of investors in UK in Greece

Position2.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Greece → UK

2024

position of investors in Greece in UK

Position0.4USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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