Uganda

For further information regarding the country, please check the links below the chart. Detailed information about each category are provided on the pages following the links.

1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not 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 Not critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Possibly critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Uganda in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 1,534
2000 4,090
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 201,200
2005 88,950
2006 0
2007 103,391
2008 0
2009 0
2010 98,650
2011 104,140
2012 0
2013 195,000
2014 1,380,415
2015 628,004
2016 404,798
2017 932
2018 0
2019 25,080
2020 33,280
2021 1,678,304
2022 -
2023 -
German exports of weapons of war to Uganda 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 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 29,000
2016 0
2017 0
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).