Thailand

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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 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 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 Thailand in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 1,073,713
2000 38,898,480
2001 6,260,516
2002 5,112,114
2003 31,168,759
2004 3,108,549
2005 9,502,816
2006 17,876,988
2007 7,255,623
2008 13,421,579
2009 27,471,705
2010 13,031,489
2011 9,327,100
2012 11,373,826
2013 32,497,937
2014 19,213,788
2015 26,890,618
2016 74,453,407
2017 12,637,715
2018 17,080,379
2019 57,375,999
2020 11,584,056
2021 65,541,638
2022 19,524,563
2023 19,524,563
German exports of weapons of war to Thailand in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 510,000
2004 260,000
2005 442,000
2006 74,000
2007 0
2008 46,000
2009 2,000
2010 27,000
2011 1,724,000
2012 1,803,000
2013 800,000
2014 0
2015 578,000
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
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).