SOUTH AFRICAN EXPORT STATISTICS FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS 2000 – 2001

INTRODUCTION
CATEGORIES

Category A : SENSITIVE MAJOR SIGNIFICANT EQUIPMENT (SMSE)

This category comprises conventional implements of war such as explosives, large calibre arms and automatic weapons, guns and missiles, bombs and grenades, tanks, fighter aircraft, attack helicopters and naval vessels that could cause severe casualties and / or major damage and destruction.

Category B : SENSITIVE SIGNIFICANT EQUIPMENT (SSE)

This category comprises all types of infantry hand held and portable assault weapons and associated ammunition of a calibre smaller than 12,7mm.

Category C :` NON-SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT (NSE)

This is a general category and comprises all support equipment usually employed in the direct support of combat systems or operations, but that have no inherent capability to kill or to destruct. Included are all forms of electronic equipment, radio and communication equipment; systems such as flight control, tactical observation, propulsion, missile tracking and guidance, weapon-firing sights; transport equipment for logistical support and various other miscellaneous equipment.

Category D : NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (NLE)

This category is limited to purposely designed demining, mine clearing and mine detecting equipment, and all non-lethal pyrotechnical and riot control products.

Category G : GENERAL SERVICES

General services include all purposely built manufacturing equipment, plants, facilities and test ranges and all services of whatever nature or form to any institution of a foreign country that has a relevance to rendering aid, advice, or assistance or training in relation to armaments as defined above.

EXPORT STATISTICS FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS

2000 - 2001

(Figures rounded to the nearest thousand Rands)

COUNTRY

CAT

2000

2001

ALGERIA

A

C

G

127,611,000

43,010,000

3,637,000

363,867,000

138,465,000

1,274,000

ANGOLA

C

 

620,000

ARGENTINA

A

C

 

965,000

245,000

AUSTRALIA

A

C

D

41,806,000

11,820,000

18,065,000

5,836,000

1,129,000

950,000

AUSTRIA

A

5,329,000

995,000

BAHRAIN

A

G

1,022,000

27,000

 

BELGIUM

A

 

704,000

BOTSWANA

A

B

C

D

387,000

9,879,000

 

1,795,000

208,000

88,000

71,000

1,076,000

BRAZIL

A

B

C

D

665,000

1,642,000

422,000

486,000

842,000

460,000

2,534,000

CAMEROON

A

B

1,704,000

2,053,000

 

871,000

CANADA

A

C

3,073,000

3,874,000

 

2,620,000

CHILE

A

B

C

D

G

519,000

1,302,000

32,000

704,000

4,000

2,035,000

1,062,000

1,186,000

COLOMBIA

A

B

C

D

G

28,504,000

9,880,000

1,288,000

1,759,000

460,000

44,718,000

17,714,000

607,000

DENMARK

A

C

G

 

4,390,000

899,000

 

127,000

DJIBOUTI

A

9,180,000

 

ECUADOR

C

1,372,000

11,000,000

EGYPT

C

G

 

521,000

7,000,000

FRANCE

A

C

41,000

823,000

770,000

4,382,000

GERMANY

B

C

G

8,172,000

572,000

7,000,000

5,236,000

125,486,000

200,000

GREECE

A

B

C

1,991,000

8,103,000

 

642,000

943,000

INDIA

A

C

307,605,000

70,054,000

117,993,000

103,558,000

IRELAND

A

B

C

664,000

77,000

4,988,000

17,164,000

 

6,200,000

ISRAEL

B

C

77,000

1,712,000

 

ITALY

G

 

707,000

JORDAN

B

 

6,100,000

KENYA

B

C

141,000

3,005,000

5,000,000

KUWAIT

A

D

 

1,480,000

5,025,000

LESOTHO

A

C

223,000

58,000

 

LITHUANIA

A

B

C

266,000

3,482,000

138,000

 

MALAYSIA

A

B

C

G

10,867,000

5,627,000

3,955,000

3,404,000

137,577,000

 

36,058,000

528,000

MALDIVES

A

B

C

 

2,302,000

750,000

488,000

MEXICO

A

B

62,926,000

2,534,000

 

1,113,000

MOZAMBIQUE

A

D

59,000

1,206,000

 

NETHERLANDS

A

4,160,000

 

NIGERIA

A

D

 

765,000

20,790,000

OMAN

A

B

C

27,737,000

977,000

1,352,000

7,360,000

147,000

PAKISTAN

A

C

G

2,294,000

39,481,000

23,488,000

1,825,000

43,779,000

2,035,000

PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

C

7,145,000

3,643,000

PHILIPPINES

B

4,283,000

2,906,000

PORTUGAL

B

2,011,000

2,663,000

QATAR

C

 

7,240,000

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

A

C

829,000

2,569,000

1,050,000

ROMANIA

C

4,325,000

2,811,000

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

C

 

22,783,000

RWANDA

C

 

6,095,000

SAUDI ARABIA

D

 

21,600,000

SINGAPORE

A

B

C

D

G

25,405,000

6,678,000

15,272,000

17,561,000

4,030,000

29,067,000

10,672,000

 

 

4,000,000

SPAIN

A

C

6,211,000

3,295,000

 

166,000

SWAZILAND

A

B

C

D

G

 

254,000

 

1,654,000

21,170,000

 

423,000

 

61,000

SWEDEN

A

C

G

181,000

2,600,000

669,000

 

3,877,000

SWITZERLAND

A

C

8,511,000

1,890,000

25,211,000

3,219,000

TAIWAN

A

B

D

G

6,663,000

333,000

9,000

18,000

9,886,000

14,940,000

297,000

436,000

THAILAND

B

1,930,000

 

TUNISIA

A

D

301,000

47,000

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

A

B

C

D

G

117,645,000

850,000

50,093,000

664,000

62,293,000

156,186,000

 

25,108,000

 

33,498,000

UNITED KINGDOM

A

B

C

D

G

4,382,000

4,000

26,048,000

 

160,000

6,696,000

12,558,000

24,086,000

1,200,000

UNITED NATIONS

A

27,512,000

9,296,000

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A

B

C

D

1,923,000

 

4,013,000

3,088,000

1,249,000

141,000

 

571,000

URUGUAY

A

 

387,000

VENEZUELA

A

3,723,000

 

YEMEN

B

522,000

 

ZIMBABWE

D

14,303,000

 

EXPORT TOTALS

(Figures rounded to the nearest thousand Rands)

 

2000

2001

Category A :

841,919,000

990,047,000

Category B :

70,811,000

81,068,000

Category C :

304,022,000

591,872,000

Category D :

62,106,000

30,719,000

Category G :

105,711,000

42,866,000

TOTALS:

1,384,569,000

1,736,572,000