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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade4.8×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions322USD bn
Goods, both directions66.6USD 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.

SinceJapan → AustraliaAustralia → Japanother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 17.7 / 48.9050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · – / 20.202550Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 130 / 70.70100200Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 99.1 / 2.20100200Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 4.9×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Japan → Australia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Japan to Australia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months17.7USD bnreported
1.06importer’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 Australia → Japan

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Australia to Japan, 12 months

Exports, 12 months48.9USD bnreported
1.81importer’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.

Japan → Australia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Japan on residents of Australia

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.

Australia → Japan

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Australia on residents of Japan

Position20.2USD 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.

Japan → Australia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Australia held by investors in Japan

Total130USD bn
Equity20.2USD bn
Debt securities110USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Australia → Japan

Q4 2025

securities issued in Japan held by investors in Australia

Total70.7USD bn
Equity50.4USD bn
Debt securities20.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Japan → Australia

2024

position of investors in Japan in Australia

Position99.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Australia → Japan

2024

position of investors in Australia in Japan

Position2.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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