United Arab Emirates

For further information regarding the country, please check the links below the chart. Detailed information about each category are provided on the pages following the links.

1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Possibly critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Possibly critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Possibly critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Possibly critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to United Arab Emirates in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 172,151,976
2000 23,690,714
2001 43,094,884
2002 39,653,087
2003 4,158,904
2004 59,967,288
2005 316,137,933
2006 93,917,195
2007 69,305,772
2008 142,071,142
2009 540,770,113
2010 262,513,354
2011 356,884,496
2012 124,890,019
2013 128,650,220
2014 121,219,530
2015 107,281,038
2016 169,475,128
2017 213,866,923
2018 45,267,104
2019 256,866,626
2020 51,348,214
2021 36,279,759
2022 18,365,813
2023 18,365,813
German exports of weapons of war to United Arab Emirates in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2,042,000
2004 5,214,000
2005 63,000
2006 36,000,000
2007 7,824,000
2008 87,774,000
2009 43,252,000
2010 36,285,000
2011 33,758,000
2012 21,795,000
2013 1,448,524
2014 105,236,000
2015 2,056,000
2016 2,795,000
2017 16,780,000
2018 0
2019 -
2020 -
2021 -
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

1999-2002: Data only available for commercial exports to the 10 largest recipient states.

2003-2010: All exports of weapons of war, including commercial and non-commercial exports.

n.s.: Not specified

Weapons of war: According to section §1(2) of the German War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG), weapons of war are “objects, substances or organisms that are capable of causing destruction or damage to persons or objects either alone or in combination with each other or other objects and that may serve as a means to use force in armed conflicts between states” (see Annex 5 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).

Armaments: According to the 2019 Arms Exports Report of the German government (page 9) armaments are “a whole range of goods that go beyond terms dominating the public debate about arms exports, like “weapons” or “tanks” (see Annex 4 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).