Australia

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 Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Not critical
3. Internal Conflict Not critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Not critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Not critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Not critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Australia in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 15,236,498
2000 12,626,559
2001 54,679,531
2002 116,493,085
2003 19,819,114
2004 18,245,751
2005 20,282,941
2006 90,410,210
2007 60,634,996
2008 31,894,953
2009 105,603,937
2010 18,918,401
2011 27,614,128
2012 19,606,648
2013 35,328,161
2014 23,125,867
2015 58,972,243
2016 201,714,795
2017 265,421,710
2018 434,417,787
2019 304,281,181
2020 236,897,525
2021 264,133,318
2022 196,077,532
2023 196,077,532
German exports of weapons of war to Australia in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1,627,000
2004 4,000
2005 1,414,000
2006 254,000
2007 481,000
2008 877,000
2009 47,000
2010 191,000
2011 771,000
2012 88,000
2013 0
2014 48,000
2015 174,000
2016 10,000
2017 106,000
2018 5,659,000
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
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).