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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.9×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions88.4USD bn
Goods, both directions46.4USD 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.

SinceItaly → BelgiumBelgium → Italyother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 17.9 / 28.502550Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 2.4 / 6.301020Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 40.5 / 21.7050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 6.5 / 11.001325Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 1.9×0.0×2.5×5.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Italy → Belgium

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Italy to Belgium, 12 months

Exports, 12 months17.9USD 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.

Goods Belgium → Italy

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Belgium to Italy, 12 months

Exports, 12 months28.5USD 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.

Italy → Belgium

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Italy on residents of Belgium

Position2.4USD 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.

Belgium → Italy

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Belgium on residents of Italy

Position6.3USD 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.

Italy → Belgium

Q4 2025

securities issued in Belgium held by investors in Italy

Total40.5USD bn
Equity2.0USD bn
Debt securities38.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Belgium → Italy

Q4 2025

securities issued in Italy held by investors in Belgium

Total21.7USD bn
Equity5.4USD bn
Debt securities16.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Italy → Belgium

2024

position of investors in Italy in Belgium

Position6.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Belgium → Italy

2024

position of investors in Belgium in Italy

Position11.0USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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