Qatar

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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 Not 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 Qatar in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 76,694
2000 183,944
2001 2,448,484
2002 398,643
2003 273,441
2004 8,775,675
2005 9,383,769
2006 1,777,569
2007 2,624,090
2008 5,239,815
2009 1,268,542
2010 3,992,358
2011 6,147,304
2012 17,565,455
2013 673,377,690
2014 15,439,245
2015 1,662,776,604
2016 10,226,245
2017 43,316,613
2018 96,387,100
2019 235,972,675
2020 306,183,947
2021 53,402,902
2022 50,211,796
2023 50,211,796
German exports of weapons of war to Qatar in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 765,000
2007 853,000
2008 0
2009 0
2010 21,345,000
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 291,164,000
2016 7,905,000
2017 350,866,000
2018 99,000
2019 n.s.
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).