Lithuania

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Not 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 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 Lithuania in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 5,777,598
2000 1,394,880
2001 4,647,666
2002 25,681,410
2003 2,547,856
2004 1,397,190
2005 662,782
2006 9,881,126
2007 4,771,073
2008 15,226,596
2009 10,831,938
2010 1,523,377
2011 3,707,686
2012 3,834,924
2013 2,439,669
2014 218,073
2015 5,977,087
2016 23,626,312
2017 492,606,168
2018 63,756,014
2019 17,383,024
2020 19,190,023
2021 3,329,925
2022 40,760,892
2023 40,760,892
German exports of weapons of war to Lithuania in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 359,000
2004 599,000
2005 685,000
2006 613,000
2007 1,014,000
2008 4,194,000
2009 10,101,000
2010 241,000
2011 137,000
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 56,000
2016 455,000
2017 14,206,000
2018 915,000
2019 45,143,000
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).