Data sourcesFor more information on the various data sources used in the NISAT database please consult:
Which is available for download here. Database users should also consult the pages on annual arms export reports, and customs data, which are available on the menu to the left. The database contains information from the following sources:
Notes on selected data sourcesUsers should be aware that the various sources use differing methodologies and weapons categories. Moreover, some countries have changed their reporting methodologies over the years. Users are advised to check the original source of the information. In weapon type names, '&/' is used to indicate 'and /or'. This has been used to save characters and provide more space for the weapon type description. Belgium Belgium did not publish specific information on exports of small arms by country of destination for the years 2000 or 2002 (but did for 1999 and 2001).
Bulgaria Bulgaria's Annual Report for 2002-2003 is an unofficial translation. The Annual Report 2002-2003 does not disaggregate exports by country and weapons type. However, it does include percentages of total exports separated into categories corresponding with the EU Code of Conduct's common list of military equipment (June 2000). We have calculated the value of Bulgaria's exports from the categories that include SALW: 'CO1', 'CO2', 'CO3' and 'CO4' (see the Annual Report for definitions). The export values (destination listed as 'All countries') represent Bulgaria's total yearly exports divided by the percentages for each weapons category and therefore the accuracy of the export values is listed as 'low'.
Canada Exports to the United States are omitted from the annual reports, as an export permit is not required in Canada for shipments to the United States.
Czech Republic The Czech Republic's 2003 Annual Report is more comprehensive than those published in previous years. The report includes overviews of imports and exports in selected small arms and light weapons categories, providing a sum of imports and exports and their country sources and destinations, although the quantities are not disaggregated by individual country. Therefore users will find entries under the code 'All countries' for the total amounts of each SALW category, as well as under individual country codes for each SALW category. In the latter instance the quantities are unknown.
Finland In the annual report, ‘Cartridge cases’, ‘Bullets’, ‘Fuses and Accessories’, ‘Base bleed unit components’, 'Percussion primers' and 'Tracers' are all included as ‘Ammunition Components’. But for 2002 'Rifle cartridges/bullets' are included as 'Rifle cartridges'. Thus bullets are included as components for years up to and including 2001, but included as cartridges for 2002. Figures given for export value are rounded to the nearest 100 FIM for 2000, to the nearest 100 EUR for 2001 and are accurate to the EUR for 2002. Finnish legislation distinguishes between exports (to non-EU countries) and transfers (to EU partners). Obtaining a commercial transfer licence is significantly easier than obtaining a commercial export licence, something which is reflected in the relative number of export licences issued (59) vs. transfer licences (547) for the year 2000. See Finnish annual report 2000 for further details.
Germany The German annual report presents different information for different categories of importing states. For EU and NATO members, and 'states on an equal footing', the report only states the total value of licences issued, and whether licences for particular categories were issued. No information is provided on licences refused (though such refusals would be unlikely). 'Other countries' are reported in much greater detail. However, the information is not comprehensive. In general, information on the largest transfers to a given country is provided via more detailed description, and the value of the transfer is reported as a percentage of the total transfers to that country. Concerning 'Other countries' the report states both the number of licences refused, together with the total value of these refusals, and those licence denials which were reported under the EU Code of Conduct. The two do not necessarily refer to the same licence applications. This is for two reasons, first, there is a delay in reporting under the EU code, so some of the licences listed in this category may have been refused (and reported) during the previous year. Second, the denials reported under the EU Code include exporters that were rebuffed following an initial enquiry into whether a licence application was likely to succeed. The list of licence refusals does not include this information on initial enquiries. In many cases the German annual report has listed transfers of a group of weapon types (rather than a single category). Where possible we have provided a verbatim translation of the annual report entry. However, in many cases this has not been possible due to the names of these weapons. Therefore the weapon type name has been abridged. In those cases an asterisk (*) has been added to the end of the weapon type. Users are urged to consult the German Annual Report in these cases. Furthermore, for similar reasons, in some cases we have provided a generic weapon type (such as 'ammunition') and provided more detail in a text note. For more information see the note on weapon types.
Netherlands Licences for temporary export have been disregarded in the Netherlands' reports, in view of the fact that such licences are subject to mandatory re-import. See the Netherlands arms export policy in 2003 for further details. In the Netherlands annual report 2003 arms exports are reported for the first-half and second-half of the year. Users of the database will therefore find two entries for the same weapons categories for certain countries, corresponding to the separate licences issued by the Dutch Central Import and Export Service.
Norway Values are rounded to the nearest 1000 NOK. ‘Våpenholdere’
('weaponholders' and 'stands') and ‘stativer’ ('weaponholders' and 'stands')
are included as 'parts and components'. ‘Skiskytterrifle’ & ‘jaktrifle’
('ski-shooting rifle' & 'hunting rifle') are included as 'rifles and
components'. ‘Ammunition and Explosives’ includes Ammunition components and
blanks. ‘Explosives’ includes Explosive components (‘utgangsmateriale’).
‘Missiles, bombs, torpedoes & grenades’ includes components thereof. ‘Silencers’
are included as rifles and components. '57 mm øvingspatron' is not included in
the database because it is likely not to be a small arm or light weapon. Sweden Values for exports to all countries 2002 to the nearest million SEK, ‘0’ value given for total exports of Assault Rifles and parts in 2001 and 2002 presumably indicates a value of <500 000 SEK
Concerning information from the UK annual report:
United States US Annual Reports use fiscals years (FY) running from 1 October to 30 September. Thus the US Annual Report data for FY2000 is listed in the database as 1999-2000 For fiscal years up to and including 1999, FMS figures (which are rounded to the nearest 1000 USD) are reported as being of high accuracy. After 1999, figures are reported as being of medium accuracy. The DCSA Annual Report FY2004 distinguishes between between authorisations of defence articles and those associated with defence services. Only the authorisations of defence articles are included in the database. Concerning individual weapon categories, the following distinctions have been made:
Annual Report Data Present in the DatabaseSome of these reports, as well as others, are available here.
Belgium 1998 Belgium 1999 Belgium 2000 Belgium 2001 Belgium 2002
Bulgaria 2002-2003 (unofficial translation)
Canada 1996 Canada 1998 Canada 1999 Canada 2000 Canada 2001 Canada 2002
Czech Republic 1996-2000 (from a single report published in 2001) Czech Republic 2001 Czech Republic 2002 Czech Republic 2003
Denmark 2000 Denmark 2001 Denmark 2002
Finland 1999 Finland 2000 Finland 2001 Finland 2002 Finland 2003
France 1997 France 1998 France 1999 France 2000 France 2001 France 2002 France 2003
Germany 1999 Germany 2000 Germany 2001 Germany 2002
Hungary 2003
Ireland 1998 Ireland 1999 Ireland 2000 Ireland 2001 Ireland 2002
Italy 1999 Italy 2000 Italy 2001
Netherlands 1997 Netherlands 1998 Netherlands 1999 Netherlands 2000 Netherlands 2001 Netherlands 2002
Norway 1999 Norway 2000 Norway 2001 Norway 2002 Norway 2003
Romania 2000 & 2001
South Africa 1996-1999 (from reports published in 1999, 2000) South Africa 2000-2002 (from report published in 2003)
Spain 2001
Sweden 1996 Sweden 1997 Sweden 1998 Sweden 1999 Sweden 2000 Sweden 2001 Sweden 2002 Sweden 2003
Switzerland 2000 Switzerland 2001 Switzerland 2002 Switzerland 2003 Switzerland 2004
United Kingdom 1997 United Kingdom 1998 United Kingdom 1999 United Kingdom 2000 United Kingdom 2001 United Kingdom 2002 United Kingdom 2003
United States FY 1996 (DCSA, FMS, EDA) United States FY 1997 (DCSA, FMS, EDA) United States FY 1998 (DCSA, FMS) United States FY 1999 (DCSA, FMS) United States FY 2000 (DCSA, FMS, EDA) United States FY 2001 (DCSA, FMS, EDA) United States FY 2002 (DCSA, FMS) United States FY 2003 (DCSA, FMS, EDA) United States FY 2004 (DCSA)
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