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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade–positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions8.1USD bn
Goods, both directions–Below the backbone of 1,500 flows

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.

SinceKorea → BelgiumBelgium → Koreaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJan 2010 · 1.9 / 1.2035Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.4 / 0.1035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 3.4 / 2.1035Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 1.8 / 0.3035Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ4 2009 · 2.8×0.0×2.5×5.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Korea → Belgium

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Belgium, 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 Belgium → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Belgium to Korea, 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.

Korea → Belgium

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Belgium

Position0.4USD bn
Flow in the quarter+0.2USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Belgium → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Belgium on residents of Korea

Position0.1USD 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.

Korea → Belgium

Q4 2025

securities issued in Belgium held by investors in Korea

Total3.4USD bn
Equity1.1USD bn
Debt securities2.3USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Belgium → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Belgium

Total2.1USD bn
Equity1.3USD bn
Debt securities0.8USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Belgium

2024

position of investors in Korea in Belgium

Position1.8USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Belgium → Korea

2024

position of investors in Belgium in Korea

Position0.3USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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