Bangladesh

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 Critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Possibly critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Possibly critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Bangladesh in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 6,595,665
2000 663,893
2001 173,844
2002 721,558
2003 96,009
2004 247,679
2005 1,144,331
2006 123,815
2007 0
2008 365,825
2009 10,491,298
2010 57,490
2011 356,128
2012 361,338
2013 100,468
2014 16,057
2015 1,411,277
2016 15,477
2017 398,680
2018 6,935,794
2019 45,400,864
2020 4,023,627
2021 1,972,605
2022 8,381,138
2023 8,381,138
German exports of weapons of war to Bangladesh in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 -
2020 -
2021 -
2022 -
2023 -

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).