OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
May 2025: 28%
China supplied 28% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in May 2025, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense).
By mineral
- Rare earths88%
- Tungsten63%
- Graphite52%
- Gallium37%
- Cobalt25%
- Germanium6%
- Lithium3%
- Antimony3%
- Titanium2%
- Nickel0%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.