Iraq

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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 Critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not 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 Iraq in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 1,555,839
2004 32,883,832
2005 25,056,087
2006 10,768,433
2007 6,839,453
2008 7,159,682
2009 25,586,616
2010 54,288,193
2011 244,306,569
2012 112,651,920
2013 21,348,625
2014 86,102,146
2015 40,877,931
2016 44,526,356
2017 14,989,773
2018 1,000,697
2019 99,658
2020 2,382,365
2021 10,313,934
2022 2,459,278
2023 2,459,278
German exports of weapons of war to Iraq 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 27,572,000
2011 159,465,000
2012 125,603,000
2013 5,640
2014 62,926,000
2015 22,934,000
2016 17,226,000
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).