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Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026

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

Finance to trade

positions ÷ goods, both directions
Finance to trade5.5×positions ÷ goods, both directions
Financial positions, both directions179USD bn
Goods, both directions32.5USD 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.

SinceUnited States → Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia → United Statesother report (mirror gap)estimated
Goods · 12-month windows, monthly · USD bnJul 2026 · 22.0 / 10.5050100Bank claims · quarterly · USD bnQ2 2026 · 10.7 / –01020Portfolio holdings · half-yearly · USD bnDec 2025 · 54.3 / 1430100200Direct investment · annual · USD bn2024 · 13.2 / 11.801020Finance to trade · quarterly, positions both ways ÷ goods both waysQ2 2026 · 7.1×0.0×5.0×10×20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 United States → Saudi Arabia

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of United States to Saudi Arabia, 12 months

Exports, 12 months22.0USD 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 → United States

Aug 2025–Jul 2026

exports of Saudi Arabia to United States, 12 months

Exports, 12 months10.5USD 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.

United States → Saudi Arabia

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in United States on residents of Saudi Arabia

Position10.7USD bn
Flow in the quarter+1.4USD 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 → United States

Q2 2026

loans and deposits of banks in Saudi Arabia 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 → Saudi Arabia

Q4 2025

securities issued in Saudi Arabia held by investors in United States

Total–Not reported
Equity–
Debt securities–
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

Saudi Arabia → United States

Q4 2025

securities issued in United States held by investors in Saudi Arabia

Total143USD bn
Equity115USD bn
Debt securities28.5USD bn
Sources

Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.

United States → Saudi Arabia

2024

position of investors in United States in Saudi Arabia

Position13.2USD bn
Reportthe investor’s
Sources

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

Saudi Arabia → United States

2024

position of investors in Saudi Arabia in United States

Position11.8USD bn
Reportthe host’s
Sources

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