Arms Export Reports

Many countries produce reports on their arms exports. Some of these arms export reports are made available for the public and can be found here. Export reports are normally published throughout the year following the export year.

Please let us know if we have missed an annual report

Information on arms export reports can also be found on the websites of the Small Arms Survey and SIPRI

Australia
The Australian Government issued annual Arms Exports reports, but with no specific information on small arms:

Australian Annual Report 1997-98
Australian Annual Report 1998-99
Australian Annual Report 1999-00
Australian Annual Report 2000-01
Australian Annual Report 2001-02

Austria
The Austrian Government published its first national report for arms exports for 1998, intended for EU partners under the provisions of the EU Code of Conduct.

Austria National Report on Arms Exports 1998 (English)
Austria National Report on Arms Exports 1999 (English)
Austria National Report on Arms Exports 2000 (English)

In 2006 Austria published its National Report on Conventional Arms Exports 2004.

Austria National Report on Conventional Arms Exports 2004 (German)
Austria 2004 Statistical Annex (English)

Belarus
Belarus has produced annual reports, but only the 2001-02 report has been published in English:

Annual Report 2001-02
Annexes 2001-02 (Russian)
Annual Report 2002-03 (Russian)
Annual Report 2004-05 (Russian)

In 2003 Belgian export control was regionalised. The various federal governments are responsible for licensing and reporting.

Flanders

Flemish Annual Report on Arms Imports and Exports Aug 2003 - Aug 2004

Wallonia

Walloon Annual Report on Arms Imports and Exports Sep - Dec 2003
Walloon Annual Report on Arms Imports and Exports 2004
Walloon Annual Report on arms Imports and Exports 2005

Brussels

Report to Brussels government on arms imports and exports Aug 2003 - Feb 2004
Report to Brussels government on arms imports and exports Sep 2003 - Dec 2004

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Arms Export Control 2003-04

Canada
Copies of recent reports are available here, but Canada has not published reports for years after 2001:

Canadian Annual Report on Arms Exports 1999
Canadian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000
Canadian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001
Canadian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002

Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has recently started issuing Annual Reports on its Arms Exports:

Czech Republic Annual Report 2001
Czech Republic Annual Report 2002
Czech Republic Annual Report 2003
Czech Republic Annual Report 2004

Denmark
Denmark has issued a variety of reports in Danish, and a summary in English is available for 2001:

Danish A nnual Report on Arms Exports 1999
Danish Annual Reports on Arms Exports 2000 & 2001
Danish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001 (English summary)
Danish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002
Danish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003
Danish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004

Estonia
Estonia's first Strategic Goods Commission Activity Report was published in February 2005:

Estonian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004

Finland
Finland makes its annual reports to EU partners on Finnish arms exports available to the public:

Finnish Annual Report to the EU 1999
Finnish Annual Report to the EU 2000
Finnish Annual Report to the EU 2001
Finnish Annual Report to the EU 2002
Finnish Annual Report to the EU 2003

France
France issues annual reports and Parliamentary Summaries in French on arms exports (2001 report includes parliamentary summary):

French Annual Report on Arms Exports 1998
French Annual Report on Arms Exports 1999
French Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000
French Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001
French Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002-2003
French Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004

Parliamentary Summary on French Arms Exports 1999
Parliamentary Summary on French Arms Exports 2000

Germany
Germany issues annual reports on arms exports:

German Annual Report on Arms Exports 1999 (English)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000 (English)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001 (English)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002 (German)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003 (German)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004 (German)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004 (English summary)
German Annual Report on Arms Exports 2005 (German)

Hungary
Hungary first published an annual report on arms exports for 2003:

Hungarian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003

Ireland
Ireland issues annual reports on arms exports and it also makes its reports to EU partners available:

Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 1998
Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 1999
Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000
Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001
Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002
Irish Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003 Monthly reports are compiled in a zip file
Ireland Control of Exports Order 2005

Ireland Arms Exports 1998-2006

Irish Report to the EU 1999
Irish Report to the EU 2000
Irish Report to the EU 2001

Italy
Italy issues annual reports on arms exports in Italian:

Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 1999
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004
Italian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2005

Portugal
The Portuguese government has for the past three years issued annual reports on its arms exports in Portuguese:

Portuguese Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000
Portuguese Annual Report on Arms Exports 2001
Portuguese Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002
Portuguese Annual Report on Arms Exports 2003
Portuguese Annual Report on Arms Exports 2004

Romania
Romania has released a report for the years 2000-2001, but has not as yet released data for more recent years.

Romanian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2000-01
Romanian Annual Report on Arms Exports 2002

Slovakia
Slovakia first published an annual arms export report for 2004:

First Annual Report on Military Material Trade in 2004

South Africa
South Africa produces annual reports on its arms exports. The latest figures can be found in the 2000-2002 Export Report, which includes figures for 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Sweden
The Swedish authorities publish reports in Swedish on arms exports on an annual basis:

Swedish Arms Exports 1996
Swedish Arms Exports 1997
Swedish Arms Exports 1998
Swedish Arms Exports 1999
Swedish Arms Exports 2000
Swedish Arms Exports 2001
Swedish Arms Exports 2002 (in Swedish)
Swedish Arms Exports 2003
Swedish Arms Exports 2004
Swedish Arms Exports 2005

Switzerland
Switzerland publishes annual arms export reports in French/German:

Swiss Arms Exports 2000
Swiss Arms Exports 2001
Swiss Arms Exports 2002
Swiss Arms Exports 2003

Swiss Arms Exports 2004

Ukraine

Ukraine published its first report on arms exports in January 2006. It is only available in Ukrainian:

Ukrainian Report on Arms Exports 2004 (Ukrainian)

United States
The US government has a record of relative transparency on its arms exports, compared to many other countries. Annual Arms Exports reports are available. Reports are provided by the State Department commercial sales (DCS) and US Government transfers (FMS). The Department of Defense also reports on disposals of Excess Defense Articles (EDA):

US transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons between 1996 and 1998
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 1999. (4.1 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2000. (8.5 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2001. (9.3 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2002. (2.5 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2003. (8.8 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2004. (3.3 mb)
US Annual Report on Arms transfers 2005. (1.7 mb)

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