Bahrain

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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 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 Bahrain in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 1,687,263
2000 1,836,513
2001 689,374
2002 5,739
2003 2,108,549
2004 125,551
2005 3,957,796
2006 3,068,825
2007 170,170
2008 8,759,929
2009 2,034,770
2010 16,424,640
2011 537,705
2012 4,326,961
2013 12,857,264
2014 3,182,999
2015 1,012,343
2016 5,077,155
2017 250,969
2018 16,199,779
2019 3,984,861
2020 1,551,323
2021 8,002,402
2022 54,304
2023 54,304
German exports of weapons of war to Bahrain in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 5,967
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).