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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade6.5×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions501USD bn
Goods, both directions76.7USD 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 → SpainSpain → Italyother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 35.8 / 40.902550Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 23.6 / 68.2050100Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 161 / 1770100200Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 50.6 / 19.5050100Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 6.6×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Italy → Spain

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Italy to Spain, 12 months

Exports, 12 months35.8USD 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 Spain → Italy

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Spain to Italy, 12 months

Exports, 12 months40.9USD 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 → Spain

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Italy on residents of Spain

Position23.6USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.9USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Spain → Italy

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Spain on residents of Italy

Position68.2USD bn
Flow in the quarter+0.9USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Italy → Spain

Q4 2025

securities issued in Spain held by investors in Italy

Total161USD bn
Equity7.0USD bn
Debt securities154USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Spain → Italy

Q4 2025

securities issued in Italy held by investors in Spain

Total177USD bn
Equity8.0USD bn
Debt securities169USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Italy → Spain

2024

position of investors in Italy in Spain

Position50.6USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Spain → Italy

2024

position of investors in Spain in Italy

Position19.5USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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