Chile

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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 Possibly 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 Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Chile in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 3,834,689
2000 24,564,125
2001 12,252,678
2002 18,608,428
2003 7,702,077
2004 2,401,869
2005 15,987,894
2006 88,789,726
2007 2,043,876
2008 12,243,268
2009 72,430,075
2010 16,890,576
2011 26,629,599
2012 25,471,125
2013 22,425,730
2014 12,508,843
2015 22,854,587
2016 43,326,919
2017 8,464,871
2018 23,963,389
2019 27,298,666
2020 12,087,148
2021 13,341,212
2022 12,479,801
2023 12,479,801
German exports of weapons of war to Chile in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 6,088,000
2004 1,703,000
2005 5,003,000
2006 945,000
2007 12,615,000
2008 26,856,000
2009 44,918,000
2010 24,902,000
2011 9,978,000
2012 6,724,000
2013 38,127
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 24,000
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).