Pakistan

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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 Possibly critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Pakistan in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 766,938
2000 7,261
2001 2,540
2002 225,000
2003 888,796
2004 32,731,911
2005 99,731,555
2006 134,714,667
2007 163,815,917
2008 93,282,488
2009 61,654,572
2010 96,677,141
2011 14,077,744
2012 33,135,324
2013 46,666,107
2014 21,823,437
2015 35,977,707
2016 23,600,854
2017 32,395,672
2018 174,381,514
2019 63,303,928
2020 16,364,164
2021 39,948,146
2022 2,433,092
2023 2,433,092
German exports of weapons of war to Pakistan in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 9,529,000
2007 7,322,000
2008 3,367,000
2009 45,538,000
2010 64,952,000
2011 0
2012 19,333,000
2013 20,109,601
2014 8,536,000
2015 -
2016 0
2017 13,759,000
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).