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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.0×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions38.8USD bn
Goods, both directions38.5USD 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.

SinceMalaysia → JapanJapan → Malaysiaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 20.9 / 17.602550Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnnot reported011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 7.4 / 8.301020Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.3 / 22.801325Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysnot reported0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Malaysia → Japan

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Malaysia to Japan, 12 months

Exports, 12 months20.9USD bnreported ≠ the two reports of this flow diverge from their usual ratio ()
0.91importer’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 Japan → Malaysia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Japan to Malaysia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months17.6USD bnreported
1.11importer’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.

Malaysia → Japan

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Malaysia on residents of Japan

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.

Japan → Malaysia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Japan on residents of Malaysia

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.

Malaysia → Japan

Q4 2025

securities issued in Japan held by investors in Malaysia

Total7.4USD bn
Equity6.3USD bn
Debt securities1.1USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Japan → Malaysia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Malaysia held by investors in Japan

Total8.3USD bn
Equity1.4USD bn
Debt securities7.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Malaysia → Japan

2024

position of investors in Malaysia in Japan

Position0.3USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Japan → Malaysia

2024

position of investors in Japan in Malaysia

Position22.8USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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