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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.3×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions3.9USD bn
Goods, both directions11.3USD 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.

SinceKorea → RussiaRussia → Koreaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 3.9 / 7.401020Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 0.5 / –035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 0.3 / 0.2035Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 2.1 / 1.00510Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 0.4×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 → Russia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Russia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months3.9USD bnpartner-only
–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 Russia → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Russia to Korea, 12 months

Exports, 12 months7.4USD 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.

Korea → Russia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Russia

Position0.5USD bn
Flow in the quarter−0.1USD bnas published by the BIS
Sources

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

Russia → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Russia on residents of Korea

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.

Korea → Russia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Russia held by investors in Korea

Total0.3USD bn
Equity0.3USD bn
Debt securities0.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Russia → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Russia

Total–Not reported
Equity–
Debt securities–
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Russia

2024

position of investors in Korea in Russia

Position2.1USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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

Russia → Korea

2024

position of investors in Russia in Korea

Position1.0USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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