Mexico

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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 Possibly critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Mexico in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 1,840,651
2000 58,945
2001 1,275,297
2002 1,433,958
2003 1,699,646
2004 1,828,969
2005 1,600,431
2006 2,986,039
2007 15,529,165
2008 922,486
2009 5,381,325
2010 2,643,267
2011 3,333,804
2012 6,991,920
2013 3,974,784
2014 4,822,843
2015 8,785,169
2016 5,859,597
2017 6,839,127
2018 10,132,978
2019 2,629,193
2020 248,198
2021 448,732
2022 1,216,256
2023 1,216,256
German exports of weapons of war to Mexico in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 25,000
2004 207,000
2005 141,000
2006 1,207,000
2007 3,263,000
2008 4,064,000
2009 2,532,000
2010 87,000
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 0
2018 8,581,000
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).