Philippines

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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 Possibly critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Possibly 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 Philippines in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 132,936
2000 205
2001 2,897
2002 383,785
2003 22,433
2004 1,221,386
2005 678,696
2006 609,738
2007 653,357
2008 1,059,817
2009 710,515
2010 1,842,405
2011 531,086
2012 1,108,159
2013 471,378
2014 308,016
2015 1,715,793
2016 58,517
2017 1,125,324
2018 13,727,959
2019 1,084,159
2020 24,843,449
2021 2,080,784
2022 5,511,866
2023 5,511,866
German exports of weapons of war to Philippines in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 71,000
2006 79,000
2007 158,000
2008 65,000
2009 154,000
2010 259,000
2011 378,000
2012 610,000
2013 0
2014 0
2015 -
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 -
2020 -
2021 -
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).