Brunei

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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 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 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 Brunei in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 117,597
2000 3,700,575
2001 347,658
2002 313,168
2003 36,309
2004 1,061,718
2005 453,077
2006 162,610
2007 57,040
2008 91,821
2009 433,919,897
2010 1,036,495
2011 540,788
2012 2,023,793
2013 3,663,621
2014 104,890,812
2015 8,413,439
2016 3,587,994
2017 55,364
2018 3,286,490
2019 209,469
2020 195,395
2021 320,785
2022 30,300
2023 30,300
German exports of weapons of war to Brunei in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 10,860
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 565,000
2011 304,052,000
2012 0
2013 335,103
2014 90,501,000
2015 6,375,000
2016 602,000
2017 0
2018 443,000
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).