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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.2×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions128USD bn
Goods, both directions104USD 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 → United StatesUnited States → Malaysiaother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 74.1 / 29.6050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · – / 2.0035Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 66.4 / 34.9050100Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 1.2 / 23.601325Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 1.3×0.0×1.0×2.0×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 Malaysia → United States

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Malaysia to United States, 12 months

Exports, 12 months74.1USD bnreported ≠ the two reports of this flow diverge from their usual ratio ()
0.84importer’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 United States → Malaysia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of United States to Malaysia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months29.6USD bnreported
0.90importer’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 → United States

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Malaysia on residents of United States

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.

United States → Malaysia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in United States on residents of Malaysia

Position2.0USD 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.

Malaysia → United States

Q4 2025

securities issued in United States held by investors in Malaysia

Total66.4USD bn
Equity58.5USD bn
Debt securities8.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

United States → Malaysia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Malaysia held by investors in United States

Total34.9USD bn
Equity21.9USD bn
Debt securities13.0USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Malaysia → United States

2024

position of investors in Malaysia in United States

Position1.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

United States → Malaysia

2024

position of investors in United States in Malaysia

Position23.6USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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