Korea, Republic of

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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 Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Not critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Korea, Republic of in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 66,570,203
2000 129,721,500
2001 930,099,993
2002 83,521,584
2003 141,736,157
2004 125,636,288
2005 76,921,019
2006 161,767,995
2007 164,105,058
2008 1,910,348,730
2009 190,028,617
2010 270,862,393
2011 198,640,296
2012 148,210,428
2013 207,023,422
2014 253,778,423
2015 515,915,442
2016 275,767,901
2017 253,626,707
2018 230,908,237
2019 372,377,646
2020 224,973,049
2021 186,824,311
2022 166,518,205
2023 166,518,205
German exports of weapons of war to Korea, Republic of in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 59,821,150
2000 42,948,518
2001 0
2002 0
2003 4,380,000
2004 1,061,000
2005 218,356,000
2006 218,537,000
2007 226,899,000
2008 145,457,000
2009 116,078,000
2010 37,079,000
2011 75,290,000
2012 262,499,000
2013 274,734,000
2014 294,273,000
2015 355,875,000
2016 356,458,000
2017 212,326,000
2018 3,132,000
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

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).