Egypt

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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 Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments 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 Egypt in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 16,514,728
2000 9,491,651
2001 15,587,924
2002 12,583,495
2003 41,148,948
2004 22,499,343
2005 8,394,884
2006 16,275,488
2007 15,123,902
2008 33,590,337
2009 77,535,778
2010 21,043,959
2011 74,203,247
2012 10,696,967
2013 13,192,214
2014 22,735,428
2015 18,715,126
2016 399,826,609
2017 708,258,491
2018 14,276,299
2019 801,874,706
2020 763,771,115
2021 4,339,348,576
2022 28,004,527
2023 28,004,527
German exports of weapons of war to Egypt in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 17,115,000
2004 2,454,000
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1,371,000
2008 0
2009 702,000
2010 13,000
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 637,610,000
2018 22,229,000
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 482,866
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

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).