Malaysia

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Possibly critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Possibly 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 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 Malaysia in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 16,872,632
2000 3,160,943
2001 22,200,286
2002 23,048,778
2003 460,710,499
2004 61,203,349
2005 92,777,843
2006 17,532,554
2007 80,466,544
2008 21,320,959
2009 32,977,560
2010 40,546,678
2011 14,342,467
2012 25,512,448
2013 13,471,131
2014 37,415,874
2015 8,090,506
2016 61,856,877
2017 34,268,465
2018 17,591,351
2019 20,077,700
2020 3,237,290
2021 6,587,808
2022 685,297
2023 685,297
German exports of weapons of war to Malaysia in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 307,849,000
2004 46,000
2005 48,000
2006 309,000
2007 53,000
2008 3,191,000
2009 3,495,000
2010 709,000
2011 11,000
2012 12,000
2013 44,700
2014 6,000
2015 -
2016 13,591,000
2017 8,401,000
2018 3,070,000
2019 n.s.
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).