Nigeria

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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 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 Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Possibly critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Nigeria in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 60,741,475
2000 0
2001 1,533,876
2002 1,675,910
2003 3,360,606
2004 6,173,272
2005 1,967,537
2006 2,426,840
2007 4,285,297
2008 5,383,762
2009 1,833,457
2010 2,813,565
2011 8,598,980
2012 5,946,495
2013 2,482,769
2014 2,416,304
2015 1,304,795
2016 1,893,836
2017 3,384,845
2018 3,708,202
2019 6,275,905
2020 3,835,314
2021 1,040,900
2022 636
2023 636
German exports of weapons of war to Nigeria 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 0
2015 -
2016 0
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).