South Africa exported R5 billion of arms in 2011

15 March 2012 defenceWeb

South Africa exported R5.2 billion worth of military equipment during the last three quarters of 2011, according to the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), representing an apparent drop in exports.

Figures released to Parliament show that South Africa exported R8.329 billion worth of arms to 89 countries in 2010 versus R7.812 billion to 96 nations in 2009 and R5.898 billion to 88 states in 2008.

The NCACC today in Parliament revealed that R5.2 billion worth of arms were exported between April and December last year, while R1.75 billion worth of arms import permits were approved. In addition, R27 billion worth of contracting permits were issued during the same period.

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Export permits

Year	Number of countries	Number of export permits	Value	Remarks
2011 (Apr-Dec)		3038	R5 200 000 000
2010	89	3536	R8 329 433 683
2009	89	3883	R7 812 176 882
2008	88	2895	R5.898 billion
2007	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2006	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2005	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2004	-	2237	-	Full figures not publicly available
2003	-	1988	-	Full figures not publicly available

Contracting permits

Year	Number of countries	Number of contracting permits	Value	Remarks
2011 (Apr-Dec)		286	R27 000 000 000
2010	83	345	R27 719 382 572
2009	83	371	R82 501 892 182
2008	90	370	-
2007	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2006	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2005	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2004	-	388	-	Full figures not publicly available
2003	-	326	-	Full figures not publicly available

Import permits

Year	Number of countries	Number of import permits	Value	Remarks
2011 (Apr-Dec)		2137	R1 749 300 000
2010	69	2592	R3 959 894 292
2009	72	2003	R3 636 416 687
2008	61	1635	R6.361 billion
2007	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2006	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2005	-	-	-	Figures not publicly available
2004	-	1466	-	Full figures not publicly available
2003	-	972	-	Full figures not publicly available

In addition to import, export and contracting permits, the NCACC approved 88 registration permits, 18 marketing permits and 16 conveyance permits during the period April to December 2011.

A number of military exercises, peacekeeping, humanitarian aid and military training operations took place between April and December last year, including Operation Copper with Mozambique, Exercise Stalwart with Botswana, the capacity building Operation Vimbezela with the Central African Republic, Exercise Good Tidings with Malawi, Exercise Stalwart with Namibia, Exercise Shared Accord with the United States and the peacekeeping Operation Mistral in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The NCACC gave the cost of these exercises and operations as R0.