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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade6.4×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions58.0USD bn
Goods, both directions9.0USD 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 → MexicoMexico → UKother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · – / 9.00510Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 5.1 / 1.601020Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 15.7 / 1.102550Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 30.3 / 4.202550Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 6.4×0.0×10×20×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 → Mexico

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of UK to Mexico, 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 Mexico → UK

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Mexico to UK, 12 months

Exports, 12 months9.0USD bnreported ≠ the two reports of this flow diverge from their usual ratio ()
2.60importer’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 → Mexico

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in UK on residents of Mexico

Position5.1USD bn
Flow in the quarter−1.1USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Mexico → UK

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Mexico on residents of UK

Position1.6USD bn
Flow in the quarter0.0USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

UK → Mexico

Q4 2025

securities issued in Mexico held by investors in UK

Total15.7USD bn
Equity7.3USD bn
Debt securities8.4USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Mexico → UK

Q4 2025

securities issued in UK held by investors in Mexico

Total1.1USD bn
Equity0.7USD bn
Debt securities0.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

UK → Mexico

2024

position of investors in UK in Mexico

Position30.3USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Mexico → UK

2024

position of investors in Mexico in UK

Position4.2USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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