The German government's defense exports to Ukraine approved for the first half of the year were valued at around €1.65 billion ($1.8 billion), according to the German Economy Ministry.

Total defense export approvals stood at around €5.22 billion, the ministry said. This was up from €4.2 million for the same period in 2022.

Coming second on the list of countries receiving German arms exports was Hungary, which is an EU member state and neighbors Ukraine. Exports approved for Budapest in the first half of 2023 stood at over €1 billion.