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 |