National Arms Export Reports

A number of countries as well as the European Union publish official data on arms exports, arms export licenses or both, many of them providing data on small arms exports. These reports are provided in pdf format, downloadable below.

European Union
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium (Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy

Macedonia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Ukraine
United States

 

European Union

Council of the European Union

2007 (1.7mb)
2006 (1.7mb)
2005 (1.5mb)
2004 (1.2mb)
2003 (259kb)
2002 (225kb)
2001 (72kb)
2000 (59kb)

Australia

Department of Defence

2002-04 (1.21 MB)
2001-02 (419kb)
2000-01 (78kb)
1999-2000(73kb)
1998-99 (74kb)
1997-98 (92kb)
1994-95, 1995-96 and 1996-97 (49kb)

Austria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (35kb)
2005 (184kb)
2005 Statistical Annex (180kb)
2004 (83kb)
2004 Statistical Annex (147kb)

Belarus

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (656kb)
2004-05 (3.26mb)
2003-04 (516kb)
2002-03 (261kb)
Statistics covering 1992-2002 (742kb)
2001-02 (159kb)

Belgium

Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs

2002 (520kb)
2001 (118kb)
2000 (196kb)

Regional Reports

Since 2003, the three regional governments (Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia) have been responsible for granting arms export licences as well as reporting on arms exports.

Brussels

1 September 2003 to 31 December 2004 (2.24mb)
30 August 2003 to 29 February 2004 (609kb)

Flanders

1 Jan. 2006 to 31 Dec. 2006 (1.2mb)
1 January to 30 June 2005 (213kb)
1 September 2004 to 31 December 2005 (295kb)
30 August 2003 to 31 August 2004 (246kb)
30 August 2003 to 29 February 2004 (341kb)

Wallonia

2005 (380kb)
2004 (268kb)
1 September to 31 December 2003 (95kb)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations

2006 (English ) (2175kb)
2005 (336kb)
2004 (2.4mb)
2004 (English summary) (98kb)

Bulgaria

2006

Canada

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

2003–05 (263kb)
2002 (139kb)
2001 (139kb)
2000 (116kb)

Czech Republic

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (964kb)
2004 (176kb)
2003 (413kb)
2002 (38kb)
2001 (31kb)

Denmark

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (428kb)
2005 (608kb)
2004 (443kb)
2003 (604kb)
2002 (383kb)
2001 English summary (452kb)
2000-01 (630kb)
1999 (174kb)

Estonia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (104kb)
2005 (108kb)
2004 (106kb)

Finland

Ministry of Defence

2006 (88kb)
2005 (409kb)
2004 (847kb)
2003 (410kb)
2002 (849kb)
2001 (483kb)
2000 (162kb)
1999 (129kb)

France

Ministry of Defence

2006 (3.1mb)
2006 Statistical Annexes
2006 English Summary
2005 (1.2mb)
2005 Statistical Annexes
2004 (1.3mb)
2004 Statistical Annexes 1 - 4
2004 Statistical Annexes 5 - 13
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.1
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.2
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.3
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.4
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.5
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.6
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.7
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.8
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.9
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.10
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.11
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.12
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.13
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.14
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.15
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.16
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.17
2004 Statistical Annexes 14.18
2004 Statistical Annexes 15 -19
2002-03 (1.1mb)
2002-03 English version (729kb)
2002-03 Statistical Annexes (896kb)
2001 (548kb)
2001 Statistical Annex (583kb)
2000 (524kb)
2000 Statistical Annex (466kb)
1999 (509kb)
1998 (552kb)

Germany

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

2006 (548kb)
2005 (525kb)
2004 (1.5mb)
2004 English summary (83kb)
2003 (1.4mb)
2003 English version (534kb)
2003 English summary (24kb)
2002 (453kb)
2002 English version (509kb)
2001 (273kb)
2001 English version (308kb)
2000 (237kb)
2000 English version (246kb)
1999 (671kb)
1999 English version (265kb)

Hungary

Hungary presents data on its small arms and light weapons exports and imports in its national report on the implementation of the UN Programme of Action .

2003 (50kb)

Ireland

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

1998-2006 (29kb)
2005 Control of Exports Order (165kb)
2002 (81kb)
2001 (81kb)
2000 (80kb)
1999 (72kb)
1998 (82kb)

Italy

Government

2006 (36mb)
2005 (3mb)
2004 (21.5mb)
2003 (6.4mb)
2002 Index
2002 Part I
2002 Part II
2002 Part III
2002 Part IV
2002 Part V
2002 Part VI
2002 Part VII
2002 Part VIII
2002 Part IX
2002 Part X
2002 Part XI
2002 Part XII
2002 Part XIII
2002 Part XIV
2002 Part XV
2002 Part XVI
2002 Part XVII
2002 Part XVIII
2002 Part XIX
2002 Part XX
2002 Part XXI
2002 Part XXII
2002 Part XXIII
2002 Part XXIV
2002 Part XXV
2002 Part XXVI
2002 Part XXVII
2002 Part XXVIII
2002 Part XXIX
2001 (6mb)

Macedonia

2006 (2.4mb)
2005 (120kb)

 

Montenegro

2006 (344kb)

 

Netherlands

Ministry of Economic Affairs

2006 English Version
2006 Dutch version (148kb)
2005 (208kb)
2004 (184kb)
2003 (162kb)
2002 (95kb)
2001 (100kb)
2000 (159kb)
1999 (118kb)
1998 (158kb)
1997 (34kb)

Norway

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2006 (1.8mb)
2005 (944kb)
2004 (994kb)
2003 (823kb)
2002 (492kb)
2001
2000
1999

Portugal

Ministry of Defence

Chapter 6 of the annual defence report deals with Portugal's arms exports.
2005 (156kb)
2004 (993kb)
2003 (146kb)
2002 (1.1mb)
2001 (224kb)
2000 (110kb)

Romania

National Agency for Export Controls

2005 (1.8mb)
2004 (1.9mb)
2003 (1.8mb)
2002 (1mb)
2002 English version (674kb)
2000-01 (478kb)
2000-01 English version (635kb)

Serbia

2006 (752kb)

 

Slovakia

Ministry of Economy

2006 (1.1mb)
2005 (920kb)
2004 (303kb)

Slovenia

Ministry of Defence

2006 Slovenian version (128kb)
2005 Slovenian version (199kb)

South Africa

Department of Defence

2003-2004 (696 kb)
2000-02 (101kb)

Spain

Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade

2006 (332 kb)
2006 In Spanish
2005 (331kb)
2004 (671kb)
2003 (553kb)
2002
2001Intro
2001 Dual Use
2001 Defence Export
2001Dual Use Export
2001 Statistical Annex 1
2001 Statistical Annex 2
2001 Statistical Annex 3
2001 Statistical Annex 4
2001 Statistical Annex 5
2001 Statistical Annex 6
2001 Statistical Annex 7
2001 Statistical Annex 8
2001 Statistical Annex 9
2001 Statistical Annex 10
2000 (49kb)
1999 (52kb)

Sweden

Swedish Inspectorate of Strategic Products

2006 (1.7mb)
2006 English version (1.6mb)
2005 (1.4mb)
2005 English version (2.13mb)
2004 (1.6mb)
2004 English version (932kb)
2003 (444kb)
2003 English version (540kb)
2002 (230kb)
2002 English version (405kb)
2001 (264kb)
2001 English version (281kb)
2000 (184kb)
2000 English version (494kb)
1999 (126kb)
1999 English version (154kb)
1998 (97kb)
1998 English version (137kb)
1997 (89kb)
1997 English version (88kb)

The Association of Swedish Defence Industries (FIF) produce an annual report which includes information on Swedish defence exports. The FIF's estimation of the value of Swedish defence exports is usually higher than that produced by the ISP.

Switzerland

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

2006 overview (24kb)
2006 by country (90kb)
2006 by category (26kb)
2006 diagram (34kb)
2006 abbreviations (88kb)
2006 refinement (100kb)

2005 overview (20kb)
2005 by country (27kb)
2005 by category (27kb)
2005 diagram (54kb)
2005 abbreviations (25kb)

2004 overview (21kb)
2004 by country (26kb)
2004 by category (25kb)
2004 diagram (54kb)
2004 abbreviations (28kb)

2003 by country (15kb)
2003 by category (15kb)
2003 diagram (30kb)
2003 abbreviations (19kb)

2002 overview (18kb)
2002 by country (72kb)
2002 by category (56kb)
2002 diagram (71kb)
2002 abbreviations (71kb)

2001 by country (13kb)
2001 by category (15kb)
2001 diagram (10kb)
2001 abbreviations (15kb)

Ukraine

State Service of Export Control of Ukraine

2006
2005 (128kb)
2005 Statistical Annex
2004 (207kb)

United Kingdom

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Annual reports
2006 (1mb)
2006 Statistical Annex
2005 (1.19mb)
2005 Statistical Annex (2.6 mb)
2004 (758kb)
2004 Statistical Annex Afghanistan - Chile (70kb)
2004 Statistical Annex China - Indonesia (723kb)
2004Statistical Annex Iraq - Nepal (712kb)
2004 Statistical Annex Netherlands - South Africa (710kb)
2004 Statistical Annex Spain - Venezuela (710kb)
2003 (1.8mb)
2002 (2.4mb )
2001 (1.6mb)
2000 (1.9mb)
1999 (1.9mb)
1998 (1.1mb)
1997 (6.8mb)

Quarterly reports

July-September 2007
April-June 2007 (700K)
January -March 2007  (700K)
April-June 2006 (1.87mb)
January-March 2006 (613kb)
October-December 2005 (506kb)
July-September 2005 (584kb)
April-June 2005 (551kb)
January-March 2005 (583kb)
October-December 2004 (668kb)
July-September 2004 (736kb)
April-June 2004 (542kb)
January-March 2004 (410kb)

United States

655 Report, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls

2006 (1.8mb)
2005 (1.7mb)
2004 (5.7mb)
2003 (6.2mb)
2002 (566kb)
2001 (4.8mb)
2000 (4.3mb)
1999 (4.1mb)

Foreign Military Sales, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
2006
2005
2004
2003 (3.4mb)
2002 (7.3mb)

Excess Defense Articles, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
2005
2004
2003 (875kb)
2002 (27kb)

Drawdowns (Assistance given at discretion of US president, in addition to above)
2005
2004
2003
2002