Senegal

For further information regarding the country, please check the links below the chart. Detailed information about each category are provided on the pages following the links.

1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Possibly 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 Not critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Senegal in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 12,271
2000 0
2001 0
2002 3,190
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 25,069
2010 77,394
2011 0
2012 0
2013 179,000
2014 3,360
2015 -
2016 271,274
2017 9,971
2018 54,556
2019 9,589
2020 34,495
2021 884,370
2022 19,950
2023 19,950
German exports of weapons of war to Senegal 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).