OreOrbit Dependency Index · monthly snapshot
August 2025: 29%
China supplied 29% of the EU's imports of the ten critical minerals behind Europe's defence industry in August 2025, according to the OreOrbit Dependency Index (Bohemia Defense).
By mineral
- Rare earths88%
- Graphite52%
- Tungsten45%
- Germanium45%
- Gallium25%
- Cobalt22%
- Antimony5%
- Titanium4%
- Lithium4%
- Nickel1%
China's share of the value of extra-EU imports, all tracked products per mineral. Source: Eurostat Comext, via OreOrbit.