Publication

Since the early 1990s an increasing number of governments have chosen to publish national reports on their arms exports. National reports on arms exports vary enormously in both the amount of information they contain and the level of detail they provide. At a minimum they tend to contain background information on the states’ national export control system and details of the arms export licences granted. However, some reports contain significantly more detail on arms export licences granted—including descriptions of the goods involved and the type of end-user—while others provide information on actual arms exports, arms brokering and export licence denials.