Yemen

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 Critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability 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 Critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Yemen in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 3,068
2000 639,496
2001 3,080,212
2002 20,443
2003 0
2004 973,222
2005 500,000
2006 3,909,450
2007 875,875
2008 2,590,500
2009 230,000
2010 120,000
2011 0
2012 0
2013 446,077
2014 783,041
2015 971,772
2016 16,996
2017 5,858
2018 0
2019 134,450
2020 -
2021 14,008
2022 -
2023 -
German exports of weapons of war to Yemen 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 10,000
2015 29,000
2016 8,000
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).