Indonesia

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1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Possibly 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 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 Indonesia in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 2,556,459
2000 28,107
2001 1,037,328
2002 225,444
2003 17,104,565
2004 45,468,779
2005 24,890,744
2006 11,171,623
2007 4,124,356
2008 7,736,806
2009 1,499,168
2010 5,905,787
2011 9,178,012
2012 9,447,814
2013 295,707,513
2014 108,445,862
2015 36,496,145
2016 23,110,235
2017 107,962,648
2018 21,100,270
2019 201,807,608
2020 56,947,831
2021 29,003,177
2022 124,683,176
2023 124,683,176
German exports of weapons of war to Indonesia in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 4,655,000
2007 1,712,000
2008 281,000
2009 503,000
2010 189,000
2011 650,000
2012 587,000
2013 184,097,948
2014 35,928,000
2015 19,156,000
2016 90,693,000
2017 35,886,000
2018 3,277,000
2019 3,456,000
2020 n.s.
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).