Pair · Q2 2026 · Aug 2025–Jul 2026
South Africa · United States ZAF USA
Reverse the pairGoods, bank claims, portfolio holdings and direct investment between South Africa and United States, each channel at its own period. Left, South Africa to United States; right, United States to South Africa.
Swap the first
Finance to trade
positions ÷ goods, both directionsBank, portfolio and direct-investment 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 2026Each 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.
- UN Comtrade, goods trade by reporter and partner · UN Statistics Division, derived records only (shares × world total) · 12-month windows, Feb 2006 to Jul 2026, monthly · read 2 Nov 2026 · via trade-flow method
- Locational banking statistics (LBS) · BIS, open, with attribution · Q4 2005 to Q2 2026, quarterly · read 30 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
- Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (PIP, formerly CPIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · Q4 2005 to Q4 2025, half-yearly · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
- Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (DIP, formerly CDIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · 2009–2024, annual · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
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 South Africa → United States
Aug 2025–Jul 2026exports of South Africa to United States, 12 months
- UN Comtrade, goods trade by reporter and partner · UN Statistics Division, derived records only (shares × world total) · 12-month window, Aug 2025–Jul 2026 · read 2 Nov 2026 · via trade-flow method
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 → South Africa
Aug 2025–Jul 2026exports of United States to South Africa, 12 months
- UN Comtrade, goods trade by reporter and partner · UN Statistics Division, derived records only (shares × world total) · 12-month window, Aug 2025–Jul 2026 · read 2 Nov 2026 · via trade-flow method
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.
Bank claims South Africa → United States
Q2 2026loans and deposits of banks in South Africa on residents of United States
- Locational banking statistics (LBS) · BIS, open, with attribution · Q2 2026, quarterly · read 30 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Loans and deposits, all sectors and currencies, residence basis, Q2 2026. Flow as published by the BIS.
Bank claims United States → South Africa
Q2 2026loans and deposits of banks in United States on residents of South Africa
- Locational banking statistics (LBS) · BIS, open, with attribution · Q2 2026, quarterly · read 30 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Loans and deposits, all sectors and currencies, residence basis, Q2 2026. Flow as published by the BIS.
Portfolio holdings South Africa → United States
Q4 2025securities issued in United States held by investors in South Africa
- Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (PIP, formerly CPIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · Q4 2025, half-yearly · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.
Portfolio holdings United States → South Africa
Q4 2025securities issued in South Africa held by investors in United States
- Portfolio Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (PIP, formerly CPIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · Q4 2025, half-yearly · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Holder to issuer, Q4 2025.
Direct investment South Africa → United States
2024position of investors in South Africa in United States
- Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (DIP, formerly CDIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · 2024, annual · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Investor to host, 2024; one report per pair, the host’s first.
Direct investment United States → South Africa
2024position of investors in United States in South Africa
- Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy (DIP, formerly CDIS) · IMF, open, with attribution · 2024, annual · read 27 Oct 2026 · via money-flow method
Investor to host, 2024; one report per pair, the host’s first.