Oman

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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 Not critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Possibly 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 Oman in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 4,755,014
2000 926,079
2001 15,413,628
2002 2,175,008
2003 739,961
2004 873,967
2005 13,256,297
2006 10,101,454
2007 11,210,536
2008 22,491,458
2009 12,652,524
2010 19,530,748
2011 32,194,142
2012 8,123,140
2013 24,563,658
2014 12,554,378
2015 95,894,240
2016 39,204,229
2017 18,474,472
2018 47,650,952
2019 4,419,255
2020 14,839,639
2021 2,850,745
2022 49,275,327
2023 49,275,327
German exports of weapons of war to Oman in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 48,995
2007 0
2008 0
2009 2,091,000
2010 0
2011 2,918,000
2012 430,000
2013 5,015,735
2014 3,559,000
2015 -
2016 884,000
2017 1,753,000
2018 0
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).