Argentina

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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 Argentina in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 1,124,842
2000 1,246,479
2001 2,286,540
2002 7,342,593
2003 90,913
2004 581,349
2005 1,682,997
2006 9,057,303
2007 4,212,832
2008 6,795,690
2009 641,157
2010 889,462
2011 2,871,558
2012 1,409,036
2013 11,485,237
2014 8,716,980
2015 2,299,532
2016 26,459,781
2017 2,919,474
2018 4,160,355
2019 3,790,517
2020 827,829
2021 4,293,991
2022 3,483,688
2023 3,483,688
German exports of weapons of war to Argentina in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 68,000
2006 86,136
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 303,000
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 141,000
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).