Colombia

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not 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 Not 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 Colombia in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 511,292
2000 3,091,978
2001 8,935,374
2002 3,000,000
2003 2,999,153
2004 1,970,263
2005 4,010,832
2006 3,425,217
2007 3,983,520
2008 18,568,035
2009 68,938,020
2010 5,058,377
2011 16,891,421
2012 34,683,339
2013 50,292,687
2014 4,405,563
2015 88,515,236
2016 2,870,584
2017 725,053
2018 1,042,363
2019 1,090,247
2020 6,565,598
2021 4,591,524
2022 941,226
2023 941,226
German exports of weapons of war to Colombia 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 7,900,000
2014 0
2015 67,862,000
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).