United States of America

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Possibly critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Not critical
6. Membership in International Conventions 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 United States of America in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 329,732,134
2000 457,855,731
2001 566,827,770
2002 685,310,576
2003 492,075,202
2004 486,645,992
2005 630,743,172
2006 571,587,115
2007 534,036,243
2008 507,080,942
2009 668,441,436
2010 602,094,020
2011 631,958,128
2012 596,000,404
2013 610,685,905
2014 415,431,945
2015 420,041,006
2016 1,156,475,661
2017 345,194,081
2018 524,719,565
2019 660,092,879
2020 510,029,831
2021 1,014,442,927
2022 864,457,288
2023 864,457,288
German exports of weapons of war to United States of America in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 33,745,264
2002 0
2003 10,614,000
2004 11,651,000
2005 32,956,000
2006 19,655,000
2007 14,254,000
2008 22,974,000
2009 21,704,000
2010 34,676,000
2011 28,691,000
2012 47,434,000
2013 0
2014 33,943,000
2015 20,242,000
2016 14,439,000
2017 18,124,000
2018 0
2019 10,473,000
2020 5,751,000
2021 4,964
2022 8,675,000
2023 8,675,000

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).