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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade0.7×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions23.9USD bn
Goods, both directions33.7USD 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.

SinceKorea → Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia → Koreaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 5.4 / 28.302550Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 4.4 / –0510Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 2.2 / 12.901020Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.1 / 4.3035Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 0.7×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 → Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Korea to Saudi Arabia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months5.4USD 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 Saudi Arabia → Korea

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Saudi Arabia to Korea, 12 months

Exports, 12 months28.3USD 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 → Saudi Arabia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Korea on residents of Saudi Arabia

Position4.4USD 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.

Saudi Arabia → Korea

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Saudi Arabia 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 → Saudi Arabia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Saudi Arabia held by investors in Korea

Total2.2USD bn
Equity1.0USD bn
Debt securities1.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Saudi Arabia → Korea

Q4 2025

securities issued in Korea held by investors in Saudi Arabia

Total12.9USD bn
Equity12.7USD bn
Debt securities0.2USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Korea → Saudi Arabia

2024

position of investors in Korea in Saudi Arabia

Position0.1USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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

Saudi Arabia → Korea

2024

position of investors in Saudi Arabia in Korea

Position4.3USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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