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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade1.5×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions40.5USD bn
Goods, both directions27.1USD 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.

SincePortugal → GermanyGermany → Portugalother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 11.0 / 16.101020Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnnot reported011Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 18.0 / 15.202550Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 0.2 / 7.10510Finance 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 Portugal → Germany

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Portugal to Germany, 12 months

Exports, 12 months11.0USD bnreported
0.93importer’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 Germany → Portugal

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Germany to Portugal, 12 months

Exports, 12 months16.1USD bnreported
0.99importer’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.

Portugal → Germany

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Portugal on residents of Germany

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.

Germany → Portugal

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Germany on residents of Portugal

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.

Portugal → Germany

Q4 2025

securities issued in Germany held by investors in Portugal

Total18.0USD bn
Equity2.1USD bn
Debt securities15.9USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Germany → Portugal

Q4 2025

securities issued in Portugal held by investors in Germany

Total15.2USD bn
Equity1.5USD bn
Debt securities13.7USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Portugal → Germany

2024

position of investors in Portugal in Germany

Position0.2USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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

Germany → Portugal

2024

position of investors in Germany in Portugal

Position7.1USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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