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This paper helps inform the international community about state reporting on small arms transfers over the eight years from 2001 to 2008. Transparency is analyzed using a 25-point scoring system which states are required to report on. Individual government practices have demonstrated that the seven categories assessed by the Barometer, and each set of requirements contained in these categories, have been fulfilled by at least one state in the sample. Moreover, the study highlights the challenges and opportunities of making each state’s international trade in small arms more transparent and adds to the Survey’s efforts to measure countries’ openness about their small arms exports.