Kuwait

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Possibly 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 Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Possibly critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not 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 Kuwait in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 460,163
2000 1,581,088
2001 2,139,912
2002 1,691,225
2003 4,914,609
2004 24,328,710
2005 4,984,905
2006 1,012,138
2007 924,552
2008 10,024,818
2009 68,120,809
2010 19,657,731
2011 34,317,065
2012 29,372,736
2013 3,277,553
2014 4,021,054
2015 124,698,818
2016 20,456,147
2017 53,493,347
2018 3,103,099
2019 90,997,312
2020 23,446,628
2021 6,415,763
2022 2,628,209
2023 2,628,209
German exports of weapons of war to Kuwait in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 9,842,000
2005 136,123,000
2006 61,000
2007 242,000
2008 728,000
2009 2,210,000
2010 7,413,000
2011 0
2012 885,000
2013 890
2014 0
2015 -
2016 415,000
2017 0
2018 0
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
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).