Botswana

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Possibly 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 Possibly critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Botswana in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 35,790
2000 278,405
2001 309,015
2002 1,536,955
2003 871,197
2004 346,100
2005 1,461,481
2006 103,742
2007 90,611
2008 2,411,169
2009 16,829,580
2010 470,115
2011 202,007
2012 1,724,170
2013 315,136
2014 121,320
2015 13,861,762
2016 79,470
2017 2,872,319
2018 4,282,674
2019 1,798,394
2020 631,132
2021 636,351
2022 99,350
2023 99,350
German exports of weapons of war to Botswana 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).