Serbia

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Possibly critical
3. Internal Conflict Possibly critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Not 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 Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Serbia in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 313,817
2008 503,757
2009 1,455,159
2010 386,918
2011 479,606
2012 409,092
2013 228,461
2014 148,627
2015 591,191
2016 439,760
2017 479,129
2018 105,313,132
2019 2,317,159
2020 665,682
2021 890,417
2022 2,883,327
2023 2,883,327
German exports of weapons of war to Serbia in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 960,000
2010 0
2011 61,000
2012 0
2013 10,300
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
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).